[222mhz] Fwd: Curiosity Rover Alive and Well on Surface of Mars

[The Soltoff's]

Lots of interesting information about the Curiousity Mars Rover, in the links on the following.  Incredible achievement! 



Bert, K3IUV 



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Curiosity Rover Alive and Well on Surface of Mars Big news for robotics fans this week. On Sunday night Pacific time, NASA landed its new rover, Curiosity, on the surface of Mars. It was a complex landing procedure that required lots of things to work perfectly. And they did. The supersonic parachute deployed, the retro-rockets fired with precision, and the "sky crane" cable system gently deposited Curiosity on the dusty Martian soil. The rover appears to be in perfect shape. It has already sent several pictures of its current home, which it should start exploring soon. Learn everything about this amazing mission in this special edition of Robotics News.  
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IN THE NEWS 
	

Mars Orbiter Snaps Spectacular Pic of Curiosity Descent This has to be one of the most incredible space images ever taken.  


	

First Color Image from Curiosity in Descent Phase The first color image is in, and it's an incredible view of Curiosity's heat shield dropping away during descent. 


	

Curiosity Images May Show Crater Rim, Slopes of Mt. Sharp Here's what you're looking at in those first pictures from Curiosity. 


	

Curiosity Sends Back Surprise Hazcam Pics High-resolution images from Curiosity's front and rear hazcams come in from Mars two hours early. 


	

Odyssey in Perfect Position for Curiosity's Landing Good news from Odyssey: a successful roll maneuver means we'll get telemetry from the entire landing. 


	

What JPL Has to Hear Before They Celebrate When MSL lands on Mars, JPL has to hear three separate signals before they'll be ready to declare success. 


	

How Curiosity Will Transmit Images of Mars As soon as Curiosity lands, she'll start taking pictures, and here's what you'll get to see and when. 


	

Mars Curiosity Landing Timeline Here's a second-by-second timeline of what we'll hear and when. 


	

Videos: Are You Ready For Mars? If you don't know what Curiosity is, just watch these videos to become an expert on the new Mars rover. 


	

What Curiosity Will and Won't Teach Us About Martian Life NASA's new Mars rover boasts an unprecedented suite of instruments, but it won't be able to answer all our questions. 


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