MooseBreath Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 Previous Mars rovers have all been relatively light so have landed by being protected by air bags, slow down by a parachute and then crashing onto the surface. The curiosity rover is much heavier so that is not an option. The landing procedure is pretty ambitious. It's due to touch down at approx 05:30GMT tomorrow. Here's a video. ]
marty78 Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 Just to clarify it is 05:30 GMT so for those in the UK it is 06:30 BST.
sphericalfox Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 The next two years' exploration are going to change a lot of things big style
Trav Le Bleu Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 I don't remember them doing that song. (I'm sorry - I'm feeling extra lairy right now )
whoareyaaa Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 It also carries its own laser gun for "zapping" rocks up to 30 feet away. The laser will vaporise tiny amounts of material in a flash of light that can be analysed to reveal chemical data. Sweet some of the tech they have now is light years ahead of what the public see
Fox92 Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 Can watch the landing live apparently. Was going to post 'Life On Mars' by Bowie
marty78 Posted 5 August 2012 Posted 5 August 2012 Can watch the landing live apparently. Was going to post 'Life On Mars' by Bowie Here at NASA TV.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 6 August 2012 Posted 6 August 2012 In science news today, NASA's continuing search for life on other planets took an ironic twist as their Mars explorer, Curiosity, successfully completed it's landing on the planet's last surviving cat.
marty78 Posted 6 August 2012 Posted 6 August 2012 In science news today, NASA's continuing search for life on other planets took an ironic twist as their Mars explorer, Curiosity, successfully completed it's landing on the planet's last surviving cat. Ha Ha very good.
whoareyaaa Posted 6 August 2012 Posted 6 August 2012 Nasa administrator Charlie Bolden referred to four countries that worked with the US on the mission, including the UK. Dr John Bridges, from the University of Leicester, was one of two British scientists involved. Who would have thought it, another reason why we're MASSIVE!
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