Introduction to Mars Exploration
NASA has placed a picture of a path of over 1,000 feet long, winding path on Mars. The picture can be the first of its kind. The mysterious pathfinder was captured by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, who has been swinging around the Mars since 2006.
The Curiosity Rover
The black spot at the end of the path that is discovered in the large Sturmkrater impact basin is actually the Curiosity rover. The lonely piece of NASA kit has been crossing the red planet for more than a decade in search of life. It has completed its mission quietly in almost complete isolation and collected important data about the geological and water history of the extraterrestrial world.
The Path of Curiosity
Despite her mission crossing paths for almost 13 years, NASA believes that this is the first time that the orbiter has grasped the rover that drives over the red planet like this. The traces left behind by Curiosity’s wheels extend over 320 m (1,050 feet) – the removal of only 11 driving sessions from February 2 to February 28, when the photo was taken. In his 13 years or 4518 Martian Days, Curiosity only traveled 34 km (21.3 miles).
Speed and Movement
The rover moves very slowly, at a top speed of only 160 m (525 feet) per hour to keep its strength and navigate tricky terrain. This is about 40 times slower than the speed of the average person. But proof of the journey of Curiosity through the storm crater will not take long. Mars’ wind on Sturm level will soon blow off all the traces of the Rover trip.
Discoveries and Findings
In February, Curiosity traveled along the Gediz Vallis Canal, from which scientists believe that in the aqueous past of Mars, was worked out by great floods. Here the Rover yellow crystals discovered as an elementary sulfur – one of the building blocks for life. The Curiosity project team compared the discovery of sulfur crystals with the search for an oasis in the desert. Scientists are working hard to explain the existence of pure sulfur, which had never been found in 30 years of exploring Mars.
Current Mission and Objectives
In the months after her picture was taken by the orbiter of NASA, Curiosity examined a small button named Devil’s Gate, took chemistry readings of different rocks and took pictures of an interesting formation called Hale Telescope. It now makes a slow and steady hike the base of the Mount Sharp, which has web-like pattern of graven formations called boxwork formations. These special rock formations suggest that water once laid out through the area of flow and minerals in the cracks.
Search for Life
Scientists want to look at the minerals in the formation because they were deposited underground where it would have been warmer and humid. Here scientists believe that extraterrestrial microbial life has the best chance to survive the brutal conditions on Mars. The route from Curiosity Rover by Sturmkrater is a significant step towards understanding the planet’s history and potential for life.
Mars Facts
Mars is the fourth planet of the sun. It is named after the Roman god of war. The land mass of Mars is very similar to the earth, but due to gravity, you can jump there three times higher than here. Mars is ready to go and host of the highest mountain, which is known in the solar system called Olympus Mons, which is three times higher than Everest. Mars is considered the second most common planet to earth. The planet needs 687 Earth days to circle the sun. The planet has a diameter of 4,212 miles and an average distance from the earth of 140 million miles. MARLAUS can vary wildly and reach up to 70f/20 ° C or -225F/-153C.
Traveling to Mars
There is an immense distance between earth and Mars, which means that every trip to the red planet takes a very long time. It is also made more complicated by the fact that the distance changes constantly when the two planets turn around the sun. The next thing the earth and Mars would ever be will be a distance of 33.9 million. This is really rare: the more useful distance is the average that is 140 million miles. Scientists on earth have already started a number of spaceships (or nearby) Mars, so that we have a rough idea of how long it takes with the current technology. In the past, the trip has taken place between 128 and 333 days – admittedly a lot of time for people on board a narrow space vehicle.
