The Mars science rover Curiosity beamed back its first images from the Martian surface moments after landing. The first pictures from the surface started coming back immediately after landing and was relayed to Earth via Nasa's Odyssey satellite, which is in orbit around the Red Planet.
These are the low-resolution images - showing the rover's wheel and its shadow, through a dust-covered lens cap that has yet to be removed. The first colour images from NASA Curiosity are expected in the next couple of days.
The success was greeted with a roar of approval at mission control of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Here are the simulated pictures of the landing and the first live picture.
The last one is *not* a simulation!
:-D
Here is a ‘clear’ and ‘nice’ shot of the Curiosity’s Wheel & shadow.
These are the low-resolution images - showing the rover's wheel and its shadow, through a dust-covered lens cap that has yet to be removed. The first colour images from NASA Curiosity are expected in the next couple of days.
The success was greeted with a roar of approval at mission control of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Here are the simulated pictures of the landing and the first live picture.
The last one is *not* a simulation!
:-D
Here is a ‘clear’ and ‘nice’ shot of the Curiosity’s Wheel & shadow.
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