Curiosity rover takes selfie before record climb on Mars

25 Mar 2020

Curiosity rover takes selfie before record climb on Mars

Curiosity rover takes selfie before record climb on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover in Mars, has shared another photo, this time, a selfie marking a record-breaking climb.

It climbed up a hill called Greenheugh Pediment. Climbing up this hill created a 31-degree tilt for the rover which was a record.

Curiosity took the selfie 11 feet before it reached the top on 6 March. The entire selfie is a 360-degree image combined from 86 images.
 	Previously, the only other rover to experience more of a tilt was NASA's Opportunity rover's 32-degree record set in 2016.
 	Curiosity's drivers operate from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, US. They plan each drive carefully so that Curiosity doesn't meet with an accident.

Why is it important for Curiosity to take photos?

Apart from showing us what Mars looks like and help us understand it better, the photos that Curiosity sends also helps NASA to know where it is exactly located and where to go next.

With many NASA employees also working from home due to COVID-19, Curiosity has been kept busy these days with instructions to drill rock samples and make scientific observations.

See a short video below on how Curiosity takes a selfie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLTiv_XWHnOZpzQKYC6nLf6M9AuBbng_O8&time_continue=54&v=L_ii2GABPao&feature=emb_logo

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Comments: 1

aviralsharma says:

25 March 2020 at 10:38 pm

This news is very good and I also like learning through videos. Good going

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