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Curiosity’s Rambling Tracks Visible from Mars Orbit
Tracks from the Curiosity rover were imaged by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on January 2, 2013. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.
Look closely and see where the Curiosity rover has been roving about inside Gale Crater on Mars, from “Bradbury Landing” to its current location in “Yellowknife Bay.” This shot was taken by the HiRISE camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on January 2, 2013.
“This image shows the entire distance traveled from the landing site (dark smudge at left) to its location as of 2 January 2013 (the rover is bright feature at right),” wrote HiRISE principal investigator Alfred McEwen on the HiRISE website. “The tracks are not seen where the rover has recently driven over the lighter-toned surface, which may be more indurated [hardened] than the darker soil.”
You can compare this image to one taken on September 8, 2012 to see how much the rover has driven in Gale Crater:
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Post tags: High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/99472/curiositys-rambling-tracks-visible-from-mars-orbit/
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