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Monday, November 5, 2012

Curiosity rover sent to Earth a self-portrait


Curiosity, which is already three months traveling on the Red Planet, sent to Earth is a typical tourist photo - self-portrait in a landscape. There you can see the Martian sky, sandy valley and the mountain range of the crater Gale. The question is - who is shooting?


NASA engineers explain that the machine is installed 17 cameras at once. He made 55 shots from different angles, which are then assembled. As for the search for life on Mars: The unit also sent to earth analysis of the atmosphere. 

Scientists expected to find traces of methane, which is released by microorganisms. It turned out that it almost there, writes TSZHR.

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