GZ NASA!

Curiosity Snaps Picture of Its Shadow
This is the first image taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars the evening of Aug. 5 PDT (morning of Aug. 6 EDT). It was taken through a “fisheye” wide-angle lens on one of the rover’s front left Hazard-Avoidance cameras at one-quarter of full resolution. The clear dust cover on the camera is still on in this view, and dust can be seen around its edge, along with three cover fasteners. The rover’s shadow is visible in the foreground.

As planned, the rover’s early engineering images are lower resolution. Larger color images are expected later in the week when the rover’s mast, carrying high-resolution cameras, is deployed.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Congratulazioni al Jet Propulsion Laboratory di Pasadena: Curiosity è su Marte!

Via:
– NASA Lands Car-Size Rover Beside Martian Mountain (nasa.gov)

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