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Showing posts with label Begins Trek Eastbound. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Begins Trek Eastbound. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

NASA Curiosity Rover Begins Trek Eastbound on Martian Surface


NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has set off from its surrounding area landing on a trek to a science destination about a quarter mile (400 meters) away, where it may begin using its drill.

The rover drove eastward About 52 feet (16 meters) on Tuesday, its 22nd Martian day after landing. This third drive was longer than Curiosity's first two drives combined. The previous drives tested the mobility system and positioned the rover to examine an area scoured by exhaust from one of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft engines That Placed the rover on the ground.