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NASA’s Curiosity Mars landing successful, first pictures trickling in

Monday, August 6, 2012 1:08
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After “seven minutes of terror” involving guided entry, parachute and powered descent, and even a sky crane, NASA’s Curiosity rover has successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. Better yet, the 2,000lbs (900kg) science lab has established communications with Earth and is sending back telemetry along with the first pictures of Gale crater. These initial grayscale images are only 256 x 256 pixels in size but show Curiosity’s shadow on the Martian soil. We’re putting together a gallery so stay tuned for updates. Developing…Filed under: Transportation, ScienceNASA’s Curiosity Mars landing successful, first pictures trickling in originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/06/nasas-curiosity-mars-landing-successful-first-pictures-trickli/



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