Mystic Sisterhood

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.
Mystic Sisterhood

Psychic, Paranormal & Natural Science Forums



Next Chat Event

Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover 5nvklj





Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover 9tpt39

..


    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover

    Dragon
    Dragon
    Senior Administrator
    Senior Administrator


    Posts : 10500
    Points : 31256
    Times User Thanked: : 1246
    Join date : 2018-01-18

    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover Empty Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover

    Post by Dragon Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:21 pm

    A new self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle on Vera Rubin Ridge, which it has been investigating for the past several months. Directly behind the rover is the start of a clay-rich slope scientists are eager to begin exploring. In coming weeks, Curiosity will begin to climb this slope. In the image, north is on the left and west is on the right, with Gale Crater's rim on the horizon of both edges.


    Poking up just behind Curiosity's mast is Mount Sharp, photobombing the robot's selfie. When Curiosity landed on Mars five years ago, the team's intention was to study lower Mount Sharp, where the rover will remain for all of its time on Mars. The mountain's base provides access to layers formed over millions of years. These layers formed in the presence of water -- likely due to a lake or lakes where sediments accumulated, which formed these layers inside Gale Crater.

    Source

     
    Dragon
    Dragon
    Senior Administrator
    Senior Administrator


    Posts : 10500
    Points : 31256
    Times User Thanked: : 1246
    Join date : 2018-01-18

    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover Empty Re: Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover

    Post by Dragon Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:22 pm

    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover Pia22207-16
    Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

    This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle on Vera Rubin Ridge, which it's been investigating for the past several months. Poking up just behind Curiosity's mast is Mount Sharp, photobombing the robot's selfie.

    Source / Image Courtesy

     
    Dragon
    Dragon
    Senior Administrator
    Senior Administrator


    Posts : 10500
    Points : 31256
    Times User Thanked: : 1246
    Join date : 2018-01-18

    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover Empty Re: Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover

    Post by Dragon Thu Feb 01, 2018 5:23 pm



    In this first episode of The Mars Report we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Opportunity rover; show you a recent panoramic view from the Curiosity rover; and recap a "cool" discovery of ice deposits spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Also, we look forward to the InSight lander, heading to the Red Planet in May 2018.

     

    Sponsored content


    Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover Empty Re: Mount Sharp 'Photobombs' Mars Curiosity Rover

    Post by Sponsored content


      Current date/time is Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:12 am