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Curiosity
Ryan RichterITMG 100 094/16/2013
Takeoff• Curiosity took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on November 26, 2011
• First Mars rover mission since Spirit and Opportunity in 2003
• Primary goal of the mission is to determine if life has ever existed on Mars
Gale Crater
Only region being studied
Curiosity landed there because:There is believed to be an ancient channelAeolis Mons acts as a geologic time scaleHopes of finding water molecules in the rock
Landing
Takes 7 minutes to land
Has to go from 13,000 mph to 0 mph
Stages:Guided initial descentParachute DeploymentParachute Released, rockets turned onSkycrane lowers Curiosity rover
Discoveries
Mast Camera snapped photos of dried up streambed Gravel photographed were small and rounded Stream was determined ankle to hip deep
Water molecules found in drilled rock
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120927.html
Discoveries
Many common isotopes are found in both atmospheres
Mars atmosphere was lost to space Less dense isotopes escaped atmosphere
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20121102.html
Future of Mars Exploration
Curiosity’s successful techniques and data recorded are beneficial for upcoming missions
MAVEN is a Mars orbiter that will take atmosphere measurements
Men on Mars by 2030
Refrences
Wall, Mike. "Mars Rover Curiosity Update Kicks Off Space News Week." Space.com. Space.com, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. file://localhost/<http/::www.space.com:20669-mars-rover-curiosity-top-discoveries.html>.
Webster, Guy, and Dwayn Brown. "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 18 Mar. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. file://localhost/<http/::www.nasa.gov:mission_pages:msl:news:msl20130318.html>.
McGlaun, Shane. "SlashGear." SlashGear Curiosity Rover Experiment Finds Mars Has Lost a Lot of Its Ancient Atmosphere Comments. Slash Gear, 9 Apr. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. file://localhost/<http/::www.slashgear.com:curiosity-rover-experiment-finds-mars-has-lost-a-lot-of-its-ancient-atmosphere-09276999:>.
Webster, Guy, Nancy N. Jones, and Dwayne Brown. "Rover Find Clues in Atmosphere." NASA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2 Nov. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. file://localhost/<http/::www.nasa.gov:mission_pages:msl:news:msl20121102.html>.