Curiosity Landing Area by MagikUnicorn
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The 2.5 billion dollar Mar$ rover
The biggest rover ever made (8ft high - 15 ft long)
N.A.S.A. Curiosity Mission: Canada is Going Back to Mars
Montreal, Quebec, Saturday 10:02 AM ET, NASA will take a bold new step in the exploration of Planet Mars with the launch of a new rover, Curiosity. Curiosity is the centerpiece of the Mars Science Laboratory mission and will seek to determine if the Red Planet has ever had conditions supportive of life. Scheduled to launch November 26, 2011, Curiosity will carry a Canadian-made science instrument that will enable the rover to determine the chemical composition of the rocks and soil on Mars.
Canadian instrument
Roughly the size of a soup can, the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS)'s sensor will be able to gather data day and night. APXS, which sits on the end of the rover's robotic arm, will move in close to a sample and bombard it with alpha particles and X-rays to study its composition, including trace elements. APXS is provided by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), with Dr. Ralf Gellert of the University of Guelph as the Principal Investigator.
NASA will hold a briefing about the mission on Nov 10 at 1 p.m., on N A S A - T V just before the launch
Thanks
Magik
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Véhicule robotisé à 2,5 milliards de $
N.A.S.A. Mission Curiosity : Le Canada retourne sur Mars
Montréal (Québec), Samedi 10:02 AM ET, la NASA poussera son programme d'exploration de la planète Mars toujours plus loin, en lançant un nouveau rover, Curiosity. Ce dernier est l’élément principal de la mission du Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) qui a pour mission de déterminer si les conditions ont déjà été propices à la vie sur la planète rouge. Curiosity devrait s'envoler vers Mars le 26 novembre 2011, avec à son bord un instrument canadien qui permettra d'établir la composition chimique des roches et des sols martiens.
L'instrument canadien
Grâce à son capteur de la taille d'une boîte de conserve, la sonde du spectromètre à particules alpha et rayons X (APXS) sera capable de recueillir des données, le jour comme la nuit. Du bout du bras robotique du rover, l'APXS s'approchera des échantillons à analyser pour les bombarder de particules alpha et de rayons X, afin d'étudier les propriétés de l'énergie émise en retour par l'échantillon. APXS est une contribution de l’Agence spatiale canadienne (ASC) en collaboration avec le chercheur principal, Dr. Ralf Gellert de l’Université de Guelph.
Une séance d’information sur la mission sera diffusée sur N A S A - T V just avant le lancement.
Merci
Magik
Comments (62)
Faemike55
Very cool work I'm looking forward to seeing the reports come back from this one
MagikUnicorn
LIFTOFF TOMORROW MORNING 10:02 LIVE AT NASA
Rainastorm
Excellent work my friend!
sharky_
Expensive equipment....Interesting research. Aloha
mikeerson
Dec.....2012.... mayan calendar.....what will happen? some believe that the mayans figured out man would be at the highth of his knowledge - I look at cars still poluting this world as the dumbest man has been... If we're sending another probe to Mars now, what's in store a year from now? You always keep us informed on Nasa Magik... I like that.... if you wouldn't have mentoned it, I may not of ever known of it. thank you.
clbsmiley
Great image and thanks for the news. ;)
npauling
This looks to be an interesting machine. I wish it good luck in its quest for answers. It certainly is pretty big.
bobrgallegos
Wonderful Alien landscape!!
eekdog Online Now!
cool info Magik, your really into the details.
RodS
At 2.5 billion, let's hope is has a SOFT landing on Mars. Perhaps the two other bots will be there to greet it. Very cool, Real!
Richardphotos
I have been reading about the mission.superb terrain
flavia49
wonderful image and idea!! great realization
mgtcs
Marvelous image my friend, adorable atmosphere, excellent work!
jocko500
good for you all up north. I happy about it. hope they find something
DananJaya_Chef
bazza
Great info Real thanks for the update...
evielouise
Get me a ticket I'm out of here " lol yes seen this on TV this marvelous !~
danapommet
Super post Réal! It is certainly zoom worthy. An exciting project.
mickeyrony
A major project while the men died of hunger. But hey ..... For a toy before Christmas ... Congratulations again and many thanks ((5 + +)) Un projet de grande envergure pendant que les hommes creuvent de faim . Mais bon..... Pour un joujou avant Noël... Bravo encore et mille mercis ((5++))
NefariousDrO
Very cool, I can't wait to see what that machine discovers
odile
C'est super. Et il arrivera quand à destination? j'ai hâte!
peedy
Bumpy terrain. ;-) That's quite a machine! Corrie
magnus073
Magik, c'est une merveilleuse photo. Vous êtes très intelligent, et vous savez toutes les nouvelles concernant la NASA. Je ne savais pas à propos (curiosité), et ce fut très instructif. Vous devriez être fiers que le Canada a créé cette sonde magnifique planète.
Feliciti
really cool thing !!
renecyberdoc
the thing i see is once they are ready to go to mars the big shots will rob the rest out of everyone and get the foink off from earth and let earth to rot.
bebopdlx
This is so cool
DennisReed
COOL! Thanks for the info Magik!
jayfar
Well done to Canada and I look forward to next August when it will all begin, hopefully!
jclP
superbe pic,très intéressant,c'est du bond 007!!!
rayag
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!