Sunday, September 9, 2012

Curiosity On The Move

Curiosity has begun roving across the floor of Galen Crater.  So far, it has traveled over 300 feet, though, because that hasn't been in a straight line, it's only 69 feet from its landing site.

Curiosity's progress is being monitored from orbit by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  The probe's high resolution camera picks up not only the rover itself, but its tracks, and scorch marks from the rockets that lowered Curiosity to the surface.

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