Tuesday, August 13, 2013
NASA: One Year on Mars And We Have 190 Gigabits Of Data And 36-Thousand Images. [VIDEO]
NASA: One Year on Mars And We Have 190 Gigabits Of Data And 36-Thousand Images. So what can a planetary rover do with a year on Mars? All NASA's Curiosity rover did was beam back over 190 gigabits of data, more than 36-thousand images and zap 75-thousand-plus laser shots at science targets ... and oh by the way, it also completed the mission's main science goal by finding evidence that life was possible on Mars in the past.
The agency celebrated the one year anniversary of Curiosity's landing on Mars with live events from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- featuring rover team members. And at NASA Headquarters --
a discussion about how Curiosity and other robotic projects are benefitting future human space exploration. Also, Maven Arrives, Garver Leaving NASA, Great Ball of Fire, Supply Ship Arrives Safely, Carbon Copy, The First Barrel Segment and more!