NASA rover celebrates 1-yr on Mars
7 Aug 2013 4:49 AM IST
Mount Sharp has beckoned Curiosity since the NASA rover arrived on Mars exactly a year ago. If microbes ever existed on Mars, the mountain represents the best hope for preserving the chemical ingredients that are fundamental to all living things.
Curiosity recently pointed its wheels south, rolling toward the base of Mount Sharp in a journey that will last many months.It will drive across the rock-strewn landscape, dodging bumps and taking in the scenery. Scientists have been eager for a peek of Mount Sharp since Curiosity, the size of a small SUV, touched down in an ancient crater near the Martian equator on the night of 5 August, 2012.
Curiosity recently pointed its wheels south, rolling toward the base of Mount Sharp in a journey that will last many months.It will drive across the rock-strewn landscape, dodging bumps and taking in the scenery. Scientists have been eager for a peek of Mount Sharp since Curiosity, the size of a small SUV, touched down in an ancient crater near the Martian equator on the night of 5 August, 2012.
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