Curiosity Rover Latest News
Recently, the Curiosity rover, part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, has found a mix of organic molecules on Mars.
About Curiosity Rover
- It is a U.S. robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of Mars.
- It was launched aboard an Atlas V rocket Florida on Nov. 26, 2011, and landed on Aug. 5, 2012.
- It has been moving around the Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars
- The rover is part of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission which tested a novel landing method that saw the spacecraft descend on a parachute before its landing system fired up its rockets and hovered as the rover was lowered down onto the surface.
- Features
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- It is about 3 metres long and weighs about 900 kg.
- It draws its electric power from a thermoelectric power generator, with the heat source being the radioactive decay of plutonium and the heat sink being Mars’s atmosphere.
- According to NASA, Curiosity has four main science goals in support of the agency’s Mars exploration program:
- Determine whether life ever arose on Mars.
- Characterize the climate of Mars.
- Characterize the geology of Mars.
- Prepare for human exploration.
Source: IE
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