Saturday, 2 November 2013

Curiosity picks up the pace, with its first two-day autonomous drive



After over a year on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover has pretty much run through its list of firsts. As it continues its “long trek” to Mount Sharp, however, it’s still showing a few surprises. This week, NASA announced that Curiosity picked up the pace of its travels by completing its first two-day autonomous drive, in which the unmanned explorer did one leg of an autonomous drive on Sunday, then completed it on Monday... Continue Reading Curiosity picks up the pace, with its first two-day autonomous drive

Section: Space

Tags: Autonomous, Curiosity Rover, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA

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