This map shows the
route of the NASA rovers Curiosity in the first 43 Martian solar days (called
solami) on the planet Mars (solar day on Mars is almost equal to the earth - 24
h 39 min) during the execution of the mission on Mars (September 19, 2012)...
The route starts from
the contact with the surface of Mars rover, that is from the landing site,
later known as the landing site Bradbury (in honor of the American science
fiction writer Ray Bradbury, who passed away recently).
The line to the right
(to the east) from the landing site Bradbury shows the path the rover. The
numbering of points along the line indicates the distance that the rover
Curiosity takes place every day. North is at the top. Scale mark is 200 meters
(656 feet).
During the 43 solar
days (43 Sol) Curiosity held a total of about 950 feet (290 meters). More
distant to the east area (Glenelg) - the first major scientific mission
destination. He got out of the considerations that is, apparently, a great
place for the rover first analysis of samples of powder drilled from rocks.
The picture shown as
maps, obtained through monitoring the landing site with high resolution camera
HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment), installed on a Martian spy
satellites NASA.
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