NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has taken to working the night shift lately. This week, on the Martian night of January 22, the nuclear-powered explorer used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) instrument under ultraviolet light to examine a rock called "Sayunei” as part of its two-year mission to seek out areas of the Red Planet where life may once or could still exist... Continue Reading Curiosity works the night shift
Section: Science and Education
Tags: Curiosity Rover, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Space
Related Articles:
- Curiosity rover takes its first Martian soil samples
- NASA announces new rover mission for Mars
- Curiosity completes first rock inspection, unveils Stars and Stripes
- Curiosity takes self-portrait, sniffs Martian air
- NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant"
- Update: Curiosity object probably plastic
No comments:
Post a Comment
Rules for submitting comments:
1. No profanity. I maintain the pretense that this is a family-friendly site.
2. Stay on topic. A bit of straying and off-hand commenting is okay, but hijacking the discussion is right out.
3. No ad hominem attacks. Attack the subject, not the other person on the thread and keep the discussion civil.
4. No spamming or commercial endorsements. These get deleted immediately.
Tip: Beware of putting hyperlinks in your comments–especially at the end. For some reason, Blogger interprets these as spam.
Note: Due to the recent spate of anonymous spamming, registration for comments is now required.