“Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there’s something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That’s something that is almost part of being human, and I’m certain that will continue.” –Sally Ride
When you travel some hundred-million kilometers through space to land, softly, on another world, you deserve a little bit of credit. The Mars Curiosity Rover has lived up to its hype and its expectations since its 2012 landing, and has responded with not only some remarkable science, but perhaps the best images of the Red Planet’s surface ever taken.
Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Adam Foster of http://ift.tt/1N3y0Vt.
In addition to the panoramas, the soil analysis and all that we’ve learned, some very clever equipment and techniques have enabled Curiosity to photograph itself, producing a unique view never before seen on another world.
Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Malin Space Science Systems, via http://ift.tt/1DRUweT.
Go get the whole story in images (with a few words) on today’s Mostly Mute Monday!
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1KdzV4q
“Studying whether there’s life on Mars or studying how the universe began, there’s something magical about pushing back the frontiers of knowledge. That’s something that is almost part of being human, and I’m certain that will continue.” –Sally Ride
When you travel some hundred-million kilometers through space to land, softly, on another world, you deserve a little bit of credit. The Mars Curiosity Rover has lived up to its hype and its expectations since its 2012 landing, and has responded with not only some remarkable science, but perhaps the best images of the Red Planet’s surface ever taken.
Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Adam Foster of http://ift.tt/1N3y0Vt.
In addition to the panoramas, the soil analysis and all that we’ve learned, some very clever equipment and techniques have enabled Curiosity to photograph itself, producing a unique view never before seen on another world.
Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Malin Space Science Systems, via http://ift.tt/1DRUweT.
Go get the whole story in images (with a few words) on today’s Mostly Mute Monday!
from ScienceBlogs http://ift.tt/1KdzV4q
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