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Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.
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From Wiki : Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover -- A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected following mission completion. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science.
On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location.
The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV.
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"After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of Mount Sharp."
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Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL).
Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journey.
The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration.
Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for a planned unnamed 2020 Mars rover mission. In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely.
In April and early May 2013, Curiosity went into an autonomous operation mode for approximately 25 days during Earth-Mars solar conjunction. During this time, the rover continued to monitor atmospheric and radiation data, but did not move on the Martian surface...
Curiosity comprised 23% of the mass of the 3,893 kg (8,580 lb) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft, which had the sole mission of delivering the rover safely across space from Earth to a soft landing on the surface of Mars. The remaining mass of the MSL craft was discarded in the process of carrying out this task.
Dimensions: Curiosity has a mass of 899 kg (1,980 lb) including 80 kg (180 lb) of scientific instruments. The rover is 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long by 2.7 m (8.9 ft) wide by 2.2 m (7.2 ft) in height.
- Power source: Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), like the successful Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers in 1976.
- Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are generators that produce electricity from the decay of radioactive isotopes, such as plutonium-238, which is a non-fissile isotope of plutonium. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electricity by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night. Waste heat can be used via pipes to warm systems, freeing electrical power for the operation of the vehicle and instruments. Curiosity's RTG is fueled by 4.8 kg (11 lb) of plutonium-238 dioxide supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy, packed in 32 cubes.
Curiosity's power generator is the latest RTG generation built by Boeing and Idaho National Laboratory, called the "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG. Based on classical RTG technology, it represents a more flexible and compact development step, and is designed to produce 125 watts of electrical power from about 2,000 watts of thermal power at the start of the mission. The MMRTG produces less power over time as its plutonium fuel decays: at its minimum lifetime of 14 years, electrical power output is down to 100 watts. The power source will generate 9 MJ (2.5 kWh) each day, much more than the solar panels of the Mars Exploration Rovers, which can generate about 2.1 MJ (0.58 kWh) each day. The electrical output from the MMRTG charges two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries...
The general sample analysis strategy begins with high resolution cameras to look for features of interest. If a particular surface is of interest, Curiosity can vaporize a small portion of it with an infrared laser and examine the resulting spectra signature to query the rock's elemental composition. If that signature is intriguing, the rover will use its long arm to swing over a microscope and an X-ray spectrometer to take a closer look. If the specimen warrants further analysis, Curiosity can drill into the boulder and deliver a powdered sample to either the SAM or the CheMin analytical laboratories inside the rover. The MastCam, Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), and Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) cameras were developed by Malin Space Science Systems...
Curiosity... is the fourth NASA unmanned surface rover sent to Mars since 1996. Previous successful Mars rovers are the Sojourner rover from the Mars Pathfinder mission (1997), the Spirit rover (2004-2010) and the Opportunity rover (2004--present)...
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On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary MARS Dead or Alive. That elation is the starting point for the sequel, "Welcome to Mars."
"Welcome to Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars.
The mission has had its share of drama. The first two weeks after Spirit's landing were euphoric, with fantastic new images arriving every day. But just a few weeks into its mission, Spirit suddenly went silent ... and then, inexplicably, started spewing gibberish. For three agonizing days Spirit's engineers worked around the clock, trying to regain control of the unhinged rover. In the darkest hour, many feared that Spirit was doomed. Then, just hours before Opportunity began its own fiery plunge to the surface of Mars, engineers finally discovered the problem—a simple memory overload—and saved Spirit from an early death.
The unfolding science has been equally compelling. With Spirit back up and running, the scientists turned their attention to the arrival of its twin,Opportunity. After tearing through the martian sky and bouncing on the surface for several minutes, Opportunity rolled into a small, shallow crater at the site called Meridiani. Early the next day, the first color postcard arrived, and the scientists were stunned to see an outcrop of layered bedrock just a few yards away. Bedrock is the holy grail of geologists, holding an unambiguous record of geological history. This was the first martian bedrock ever photographed at close range.
Confronted with this gift, the science team collected provocative clues that they believed could prove there was once water on Mars. The race to collect the data has been both physically and emotionally grueling. With two rovers on opposite sides of Mars, two science teams work in alternating shifts around the clock. Each rover's day begins when the sun comes up on its side of Mars, and the scientists on Earth live on the same schedule. The martian day is 39 minutes longer than an Earth day, and within a few weeks everyone was in the grip of unrelenting martian jet lag.
The competing scientific interests, the thrill of discovery, and the accumulating stress has kept everyone on an emotional rollercoaster. A high point arrived a little more than a month into Opportunity's mission. The evidence at Meridiani added up, and NASA was able to announce that, after 40 years of speculation, solid proof was finally in hand that Mars was once awash in water.
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Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet.
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Edited raw footage compilation of the launches of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Shot with HD cameras on a tracker at Kennedy Space Center. Master: DVCProHD. NASA Identifier: AVC-2003-175-1 Courtesy Video | NASA | Date: 07.21.2009
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Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.
The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration
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A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearly zero in just six minutes as they maneuver the spacecraft to their precise atmospheric entry points in order to reach specific landing targets on the surface of Mars.
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Ultimate Mars Challenge - New Documentary 2015 Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration .
NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Nature Documentary Film (HD). The exploration of Mars has taken place over hundreds of .
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Exploration of Mars
The exploration of Mars is the study of Mars by spacecraft. Probes sent from Earth, beginning in the late 20th century, have yielded a dramatic increase in knowledge about the Martian system, focused primarily on understanding its geology and habitability potential.
Current status
Engineering interplanetary journeys is very complicated, so the exploration of Mars has experienced a high failure rate, especially in earlier attempts. Roughly two-thirds of all spacecraft destined for Mars failed before completing their missions, and there are some that failed before their observations could begin. However, missions have also met with unexpected levels of success, such as the twin Mars Exploration Rovers operating for years beyond their original mission specifications.
As of 24 September 2014, two scientific rovers were on the surface of Mars beaming signals back to Earth (Opportunity of the Mars Exploration Rover mission, and Curiosity of the Mars Science Laboratory mission), with five orbiters currently surveying the planet: Mars Odyssey; Mars Express; Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; Mars Orbiter Mission; and MAVEN.
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Mars Exploration Rover
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER) is an ongoing robotic space mission involving two rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, exploring the planet Mars. It began in 2003 with the sending of the two rovers—MER-A Spirit and MER-B Opportunity—to explore the Martian surface and geology.
The mission's scientific objective was to search for and characterize a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars. The mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, which includes three previous successful landers: the two Viking program landers in 1976 and Mars Pathfinder probe in 1997.
The total cost of building, launching, landing and operating the rovers on the surface for the initial 90-sol primary mission was US$820 million. Since the rovers have continued to function beyond their initial 90 sol primary mission, they have each received five mission extensions. The fifth mission extension was granted in October 2007, and ran to the end of 2009. The total cost of the first four mission extensions was $104 million, and the fifth mission extension is expected to cost at least $20 million.
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Mercury. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often referred to as the "Red Planet" because the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.
The rotational period and seasonal cycles of Mars are likewise similar to those of Earth, as is the tilt that produces the seasons. Mars is the site of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano and second-highest known mountain in the Solar System, and of Valles Marineris, one of the largest canyons in the Solar System. The smooth Borealis basin in the northern hemisphere covers 40% of the planet and may be a giant impact feature. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos, which are small and irregularly shaped. These may be captured asteroids, similar to 5261 Eureka, a Mars trojan.
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Mars rover
A Mars rover is an automated motor vehicle that propels itself across the surface of the planet Mars upon arrival. Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, and they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform very remote robotic vehicle control.
There have been four successful robotically operated Mars rovers. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory managed the Mars Pathfinder mission and its now inactive Sojourner rover. It currently manages the Mars Exploration Rover mission's active Opportunity rover and inactive Spirit, and, as part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, the Curiosity rover.
On January 24, 2014, NASA reported that current studies on the planet Mars by the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers will now be searching for evidence of ancient life, including a biosphere based on autotrophic, chemotrophic, and/or chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms, as well as ancient water, including fluvio-lacustrine environments (plains related to ancient rivers or lakes) that may have been habitable. The search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy (related to fossils), and organic carbon on the planet Mars is now a primary NASA objective.
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6:33★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD
★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version. My photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105656643463219506384/+aheli DVD - Roving Mars 2006 : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet @ amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Roving-Mars-Spirit-Opportunity-Exploration/dp/B003XU7W0A ★ The Largest Stars in the Universe | Infographic Animation ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqAJnrL27OY ★ The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson | Kinetic ►Typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2DXqJ7mjKY ★ TOP 10 - Best of Hubble Space Telescope - 2015 ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmx19_0GX8o Game Of Thrones - Theme (OneCamBand Western Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rln_qHoWIqg From Wiki : Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover -- A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010. The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected following mission completion. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science. On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location. The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV. Hope you enjoyed it! -
3:04Curiosity Rover Report: Three Years on Mars! August 2015 NASA JPL
Curiosity Rover Report: Three Years on Mars! August 2015 NASA JPLCuriosity Rover Report: Three Years on Mars! August 2015 NASA JPL
more at: http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/mars_news.html "After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of Mount Sharp." Public domain film from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover) Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL). Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journey. The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration. Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for a planned unnamed 2020 Mars rover mission. In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely. In April and early May 2013, Curiosity went into an autonomous operation mode for approximately 25 days during Earth-Mars solar conjunction. During this time, the rover continued to monitor atmospheric and radiation data, but did not move on the Martian surface... Curiosity comprised 23% of the mass of the 3,893 kg (8,580 lb) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft, which had the sole mission of delivering the rover safely across space from Earth to a soft landing on the surface of Mars. The remaining mass of the MSL craft was discarded in the process of carrying out this task. Dimensions: Curiosity has a mass of 899 kg (1,980 lb) including 80 kg (180 lb) of scientific instruments. The rover is 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long by 2.7 m (8.9 ft) wide by 2.2 m (7.2 ft) in height. - Power source: Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), like the successful Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers in 1976. - Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are generators that produce electricity from the decay of radioactive isotopes, such as plutonium-238, which is a non-fissile isotope of plutonium. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electricity by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night. Waste heat can be used via pipes to warm systems, freeing electrical power for the operation of the vehicle and instruments. Curiosity's RTG is fueled by 4.8 kg (11 lb) of plutonium-238 dioxide supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy, packed in 32 cubes. Curiosity's power generator is the latest RTG generation built by Boeing and Idaho National Laboratory, called the "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG. Based on classical RTG technology, it represents a more flexible and compact development step, and is designed to produce 125 watts of electrical power from about 2,000 watts of thermal power at the start of the mission. The MMRTG produces less power over time as its plutonium fuel decays: at its minimum lifetime of 14 years, electrical power output is down to 100 watts. The power source will generate 9 MJ (2.5 kWh) each day, much more than the solar panels of the Mars Exploration Rovers, which can generate about 2.1 MJ (0.58 kWh) each day. The electrical output from the MMRTG charges two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries... The general sample analysis strategy begins with high resolution cameras to look for features of interest. If a particular surface is of interest, Curiosity can vaporize a small portion of it with an infrared laser and examine the resulting spectra signature to query the rock's elemental composition. If that signature is intriguing, the rover will use its long arm to swing over a microscope and an X-ray spectrometer to take a closer look. If the specimen warrants further analysis, Curiosity can drill into the boulder and deliver a powdered sample to either the SAM or the CheMin analytical laboratories inside the rover. The MastCam, Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), and Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) cameras were developed by Malin Space Science Systems... Curiosity... is the fourth NASA unmanned surface rover sent to Mars since 1996. Previous successful Mars rovers are the Sojourner rover from the Mars Pathfinder mission (1997), the Spirit rover (2004-2010) and the Opportunity rover (2004--present)... -
55:28“WELCOME TO MARS” (documentary)
“WELCOME TO MARS” (documentary)“WELCOME TO MARS” (documentary)
On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary MARS Dead or Alive. That elation is the starting point for the sequel, "Welcome to Mars." "Welcome to Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars. The mission has had its share of drama. The first two weeks after Spirit's landing were euphoric, with fantastic new images arriving every day. But just a few weeks into its mission, Spirit suddenly went silent ... and then, inexplicably, started spewing gibberish. For three agonizing days Spirit's engineers worked around the clock, trying to regain control of the unhinged rover. In the darkest hour, many feared that Spirit was doomed. Then, just hours before Opportunity began its own fiery plunge to the surface of Mars, engineers finally discovered the problem—a simple memory overload—and saved Spirit from an early death. The unfolding science has been equally compelling. With Spirit back up and running, the scientists turned their attention to the arrival of its twin,Opportunity. After tearing through the martian sky and bouncing on the surface for several minutes, Opportunity rolled into a small, shallow crater at the site called Meridiani. Early the next day, the first color postcard arrived, and the scientists were stunned to see an outcrop of layered bedrock just a few yards away. Bedrock is the holy grail of geologists, holding an unambiguous record of geological history. This was the first martian bedrock ever photographed at close range. Confronted with this gift, the science team collected provocative clues that they believed could prove there was once water on Mars. The race to collect the data has been both physically and emotionally grueling. With two rovers on opposite sides of Mars, two science teams work in alternating shifts around the clock. Each rover's day begins when the sun comes up on its side of Mars, and the scientists on Earth live on the same schedule. The martian day is 39 minutes longer than an Earth day, and within a few weeks everyone was in the grip of unrelenting martian jet lag. The competing scientific interests, the thrill of discovery, and the accumulating stress has kept everyone on an emotional rollercoaster. A high point arrived a little more than a month into Opportunity's mission. The evidence at Meridiani added up, and NASA was able to announce that, after 40 years of speculation, solid proof was finally in hand that Mars was once awash in water. -
25:21The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo Live
The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo LiveThe Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo Live
Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Upcoming Events at National Geographic Live! http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/ The National Geographic Live series brings thought-provoking presentations by today’s leading explorers, scientists, photographers, and performing artists right to you. Each presentation is filmed in front of a live audience at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. New clips air every Monday. The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo Live https://youtu.be/7zpojhD4hpI National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo -
4:23NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Launches: Tracker Camera View
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Launches: Tracker Camera ViewNASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Launches: Tracker Camera View
Edited raw footage compilation of the launches of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Shot with HD cameras on a tracker at Kennedy Space Center. Master: DVCProHD. NASA Identifier: AVC-2003-175-1 Courtesy Video | NASA | Date: 07.21.2009 AiirSource℠ covers events and missions from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. http://youtube.com/AiirSource Like & share this video to show your support! Subscribe to stay updated: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AiirSource Comments or suggestions? Stay connected with us here: Google+ http://google.com/+AiirSource Facebook http://facebook.com/AiirSource Twitter @AiirSource http://twitter.com/AiirSource -
54:01[Top Documentary Films] Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Space 2015
[Top Documentary Films] Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Space 2015[Top Documentary Films] Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Space 2015
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration -
5:24Mars Exploration Rover Mission EDL
Mars Exploration Rover Mission EDLMars Exploration Rover Mission EDL
A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearly zero in just six minutes as they maneuver the spacecraft to their precise atmospheric entry points in order to reach specific landing targets on the surface of Mars. Source- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/challenges.html -
1:17:06NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Space Documentary
NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Space DocumentaryNASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Space Documentary
Ultimate Mars Challenge - New Documentary 2015 Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration . NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Nature Documentary Film (HD). The exploration of Mars has taken place over hundreds of . advexontube.com SPACE DOCUMENTARY HD ( WORLD BEST DOCUMENTARIES AROUND THE WORLD ) Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds . Ultimate Mars Challenge - Universe Documentary ( HD Documentary ) 'Ultimate Mars Challenge' also features several Curiosity mosaics specially created for . -
0:16Mars Exploration Rover's funny clip
Mars Exploration Rover's funny clipMars Exploration Rover's funny clip
Mars Exploration Rover's funny clip
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Mars Exploration Rover 2003
Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.
published: 12 Apr 2007 -
★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version. My photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105656643463219506384/+aheli DVD - Roving Mars 2006 : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet @ amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Roving-Mars-Spirit-Opportunity-Exploration/dp/B003XU7W0A ★ The Largest Stars in the Universe | Infographic Animation ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqAJnrL27OY ★ The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson | Kinetic ►Typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2DXqJ7mjKY ★ TOP 10 - Best of Hubble Space Telescope - 2015 ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmx19_0GX8o Game Of Thrones - Theme (OneCamBand Western Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rln_qHoWIqg From Wiki : Spirit, M...
published: 01 Mar 2011 -
Curiosity Rover Report: Three Years on Mars! August 2015 NASA JPL
more at: http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/mars_news.html "After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of Mount Sharp." Public domain film from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover) Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL). Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journ...
published: 07 Aug 2015 -
“WELCOME TO MARS” (documentary)
On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary MARS Dead or Alive. That elation is the starting point for the sequel, "Welcome to Mars." "Welcome to Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of...
published: 21 Jul 2016 -
The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo Live
Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today's leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalist...
published: 26 Jan 2015 -
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Launches: Tracker Camera View
Edited raw footage compilation of the launches of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Shot with HD cameras on a tracker at Kennedy Space Center. Master: DVCProHD. NASA Identifier: AVC-2003-175-1 Courtesy Video | NASA | Date: 07.21.2009 AiirSource℠ covers events and missions from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. http://youtube.com/AiirSource Like & share this video to show your support! Subscribe to stay updated: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=AiirSource Comments or suggestions? Stay connected with us here: Google+ http://google.com/+AiirSource Facebook http://facebook.com/AiirSource Twitter @AiirSource http://twitter.com/AiirSource
published: 26 Apr 2013 -
[Top Documentary Films] Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Space 2015
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission. The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration
published: 03 Jun 2016 -
Mars Exploration Rover Mission EDL
A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearly zero in just six minutes as they maneuver the spacecraft to their precise atmospheric entry points in order to reach specific landing targets on the surface of Mars. Source- http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/challenges.html
published: 10 Aug 2007 -
NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Space Documentary
Ultimate Mars Challenge - New Documentary 2015 Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration . NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Nature Documentary Film (HD). The exploration of Mars has taken place over hundreds of . advexontube.com SPACE DOCUMENTARY HD ( WORLD BEST DOCUMENTARIES AROUND THE WORLD ) Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds . Ultimate Mars Challenge - Universe Documentary ( HD Documentary ) 'Ultimate Mars Challenge' also features several Curiosity mosaics specially created for .
published: 07 Feb 2016 -
Mars Exploration Rover 2003
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- Duration: 9:00
- Updated: 12 Apr 2007
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Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.
Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.
https://wn.com/Mars_Exploration_Rover_2003
Maas Digital created this animation of the Mars Exploration Rover mission for Cornell University and NASA/JPL in 2003. 24fps, Sound Effects Only version.
- published: 12 Apr 2007
- views: 550444
★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD
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- Duration: 6:33
- Updated: 01 Mar 2011
- views: 27782994
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.
My photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/10...
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.
My photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105656643463219506384/+aheli
DVD - Roving Mars 2006 : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet @ amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Roving-Mars-Spirit-Opportunity-Exploration/dp/B003XU7W0A
★ The Largest Stars in the Universe | Infographic Animation ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqAJnrL27OY
★ The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson | Kinetic ►Typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2DXqJ7mjKY
★ TOP 10 - Best of Hubble Space Telescope - 2015 ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmx19_0GX8o
Game Of Thrones - Theme (OneCamBand Western Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rln_qHoWIqg
From Wiki : Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover -- A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected following mission completion. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science.
On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location.
The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV.
Hope you enjoyed it!
https://wn.com/★_How_To_Get_To_Mars._Very_Cool_Hd
"How To get to Mars" is a clip from the IMAX documentary "Roving Mars" from 2006. This is an edited short version.
My photos: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/105656643463219506384/+aheli
DVD - Roving Mars 2006 : Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet @ amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Roving-Mars-Spirit-Opportunity-Exploration/dp/B003XU7W0A
★ The Largest Stars in the Universe | Infographic Animation ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqAJnrL27OY
★ The Most Astounding Fact - Neil deGrasse Tyson | Kinetic ►Typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2DXqJ7mjKY
★ TOP 10 - Best of Hubble Space Telescope - 2015 ► http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmx19_0GX8o
Game Of Thrones - Theme (OneCamBand Western Cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rln_qHoWIqg
From Wiki : Spirit, MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover -- A), is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events that resulted in higher power from its solar panels, Spirit went on to function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected following mission completion. Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m (0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue of the journal Science.
On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing; 21.6 times the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was not the first of the mission's "embedding events" and for the following eight months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil, though it continued to perform scientific research from its current location.
The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had ended. A formal farewell was planned at NASA headquarters after the Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA TV.
Hope you enjoyed it!
- published: 01 Mar 2011
- views: 27782994
Curiosity Rover Report: Three Years on Mars! August 2015 NASA JPL
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- Duration: 3:04
- Updated: 07 Aug 2015
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more at: http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/mars_news.html
"After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of ...
more at: http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/mars_news.html
"After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of Mount Sharp."
Public domain film from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL).
Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journey.
The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration.
Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for a planned unnamed 2020 Mars rover mission. In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely.
In April and early May 2013, Curiosity went into an autonomous operation mode for approximately 25 days during Earth-Mars solar conjunction. During this time, the rover continued to monitor atmospheric and radiation data, but did not move on the Martian surface...
Curiosity comprised 23% of the mass of the 3,893 kg (8,580 lb) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft, which had the sole mission of delivering the rover safely across space from Earth to a soft landing on the surface of Mars. The remaining mass of the MSL craft was discarded in the process of carrying out this task.
Dimensions: Curiosity has a mass of 899 kg (1,980 lb) including 80 kg (180 lb) of scientific instruments. The rover is 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long by 2.7 m (8.9 ft) wide by 2.2 m (7.2 ft) in height.
- Power source: Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), like the successful Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers in 1976.
- Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are generators that produce electricity from the decay of radioactive isotopes, such as plutonium-238, which is a non-fissile isotope of plutonium. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electricity by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night. Waste heat can be used via pipes to warm systems, freeing electrical power for the operation of the vehicle and instruments. Curiosity's RTG is fueled by 4.8 kg (11 lb) of plutonium-238 dioxide supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy, packed in 32 cubes.
Curiosity's power generator is the latest RTG generation built by Boeing and Idaho National Laboratory, called the "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG. Based on classical RTG technology, it represents a more flexible and compact development step, and is designed to produce 125 watts of electrical power from about 2,000 watts of thermal power at the start of the mission. The MMRTG produces less power over time as its plutonium fuel decays: at its minimum lifetime of 14 years, electrical power output is down to 100 watts. The power source will generate 9 MJ (2.5 kWh) each day, much more than the solar panels of the Mars Exploration Rovers, which can generate about 2.1 MJ (0.58 kWh) each day. The electrical output from the MMRTG charges two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries...
The general sample analysis strategy begins with high resolution cameras to look for features of interest. If a particular surface is of interest, Curiosity can vaporize a small portion of it with an infrared laser and examine the resulting spectra signature to query the rock's elemental composition. If that signature is intriguing, the rover will use its long arm to swing over a microscope and an X-ray spectrometer to take a closer look. If the specimen warrants further analysis, Curiosity can drill into the boulder and deliver a powdered sample to either the SAM or the CheMin analytical laboratories inside the rover. The MastCam, Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), and Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) cameras were developed by Malin Space Science Systems...
Curiosity... is the fourth NASA unmanned surface rover sent to Mars since 1996. Previous successful Mars rovers are the Sojourner rover from the Mars Pathfinder mission (1997), the Spirit rover (2004-2010) and the Opportunity rover (2004--present)...
https://wn.com/Curiosity_Rover_Report_Three_Years_On_Mars_August_2015_Nasa_Jpl
more at: http://scitech.quickfound.net/astro/mars_news.html
"After three action-packed years on Mars, the Curiosity rover is ready to take on higher slopes of Mount Sharp."
Public domain film from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL).
Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 10:02 EST aboard the MSL spacecraft and successfully landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than 2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a 563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journey.
The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration.
Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for a planned unnamed 2020 Mars rover mission. In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely.
In April and early May 2013, Curiosity went into an autonomous operation mode for approximately 25 days during Earth-Mars solar conjunction. During this time, the rover continued to monitor atmospheric and radiation data, but did not move on the Martian surface...
Curiosity comprised 23% of the mass of the 3,893 kg (8,580 lb) Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft, which had the sole mission of delivering the rover safely across space from Earth to a soft landing on the surface of Mars. The remaining mass of the MSL craft was discarded in the process of carrying out this task.
Dimensions: Curiosity has a mass of 899 kg (1,980 lb) including 80 kg (180 lb) of scientific instruments. The rover is 2.9 m (9.5 ft) long by 2.7 m (8.9 ft) wide by 2.2 m (7.2 ft) in height.
- Power source: Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), like the successful Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers in 1976.
- Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are generators that produce electricity from the decay of radioactive isotopes, such as plutonium-238, which is a non-fissile isotope of plutonium. Heat given off by the decay of this isotope is converted into electricity by thermocouples, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night. Waste heat can be used via pipes to warm systems, freeing electrical power for the operation of the vehicle and instruments. Curiosity's RTG is fueled by 4.8 kg (11 lb) of plutonium-238 dioxide supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy, packed in 32 cubes.
Curiosity's power generator is the latest RTG generation built by Boeing and Idaho National Laboratory, called the "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG. Based on classical RTG technology, it represents a more flexible and compact development step, and is designed to produce 125 watts of electrical power from about 2,000 watts of thermal power at the start of the mission. The MMRTG produces less power over time as its plutonium fuel decays: at its minimum lifetime of 14 years, electrical power output is down to 100 watts. The power source will generate 9 MJ (2.5 kWh) each day, much more than the solar panels of the Mars Exploration Rovers, which can generate about 2.1 MJ (0.58 kWh) each day. The electrical output from the MMRTG charges two rechargeable lithium-ion batteries...
The general sample analysis strategy begins with high resolution cameras to look for features of interest. If a particular surface is of interest, Curiosity can vaporize a small portion of it with an infrared laser and examine the resulting spectra signature to query the rock's elemental composition. If that signature is intriguing, the rover will use its long arm to swing over a microscope and an X-ray spectrometer to take a closer look. If the specimen warrants further analysis, Curiosity can drill into the boulder and deliver a powdered sample to either the SAM or the CheMin analytical laboratories inside the rover. The MastCam, Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), and Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) cameras were developed by Malin Space Science Systems...
Curiosity... is the fourth NASA unmanned surface rover sent to Mars since 1996. Previous successful Mars rovers are the Sojourner rover from the Mars Pathfinder mission (1997), the Spirit rover (2004-2010) and the Opportunity rover (2004--present)...
- published: 07 Aug 2015
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“WELCOME TO MARS” (documentary)
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- Duration: 55:28
- Updated: 21 Jul 2016
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On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty s...
On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary MARS Dead or Alive. That elation is the starting point for the sequel, "Welcome to Mars."
"Welcome to Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars.
The mission has had its share of drama. The first two weeks after Spirit's landing were euphoric, with fantastic new images arriving every day. But just a few weeks into its mission, Spirit suddenly went silent ... and then, inexplicably, started spewing gibberish. For three agonizing days Spirit's engineers worked around the clock, trying to regain control of the unhinged rover. In the darkest hour, many feared that Spirit was doomed. Then, just hours before Opportunity began its own fiery plunge to the surface of Mars, engineers finally discovered the problem—a simple memory overload—and saved Spirit from an early death.
The unfolding science has been equally compelling. With Spirit back up and running, the scientists turned their attention to the arrival of its twin,Opportunity. After tearing through the martian sky and bouncing on the surface for several minutes, Opportunity rolled into a small, shallow crater at the site called Meridiani. Early the next day, the first color postcard arrived, and the scientists were stunned to see an outcrop of layered bedrock just a few yards away. Bedrock is the holy grail of geologists, holding an unambiguous record of geological history. This was the first martian bedrock ever photographed at close range.
Confronted with this gift, the science team collected provocative clues that they believed could prove there was once water on Mars. The race to collect the data has been both physically and emotionally grueling. With two rovers on opposite sides of Mars, two science teams work in alternating shifts around the clock. Each rover's day begins when the sun comes up on its side of Mars, and the scientists on Earth live on the same schedule. The martian day is 39 minutes longer than an Earth day, and within a few weeks everyone was in the grip of unrelenting martian jet lag.
The competing scientific interests, the thrill of discovery, and the accumulating stress has kept everyone on an emotional rollercoaster. A high point arrived a little more than a month into Opportunity's mission. The evidence at Meridiani added up, and NASA was able to announce that, after 40 years of speculation, solid proof was finally in hand that Mars was once awash in water.
https://wn.com/“Welcome_To_Mars”_(Documentary)
On January 3, 2004, a compact rover named Spirit, cushioned inside a pyramid of balloons, hurtled through the martian atmosphere and crash-landed on the dusty surface of Mars. Minutes later, Spirit sent its first message home. The elation of the assembled scientists, along with the much more involved engineering story leading up to the landing, were captured by NOVA producer Mark Davis in his popular documentary MARS Dead or Alive. That elation is the starting point for the sequel, "Welcome to Mars."
"Welcome to Mars" follows the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity from the second they crash-land on the planet to many months into their ongoing mission. Davis covered the story from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it unfolded and provided a unique, behind-the-scenes take on this voyage of discovery, whose primary goal is to find evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars.
The mission has had its share of drama. The first two weeks after Spirit's landing were euphoric, with fantastic new images arriving every day. But just a few weeks into its mission, Spirit suddenly went silent ... and then, inexplicably, started spewing gibberish. For three agonizing days Spirit's engineers worked around the clock, trying to regain control of the unhinged rover. In the darkest hour, many feared that Spirit was doomed. Then, just hours before Opportunity began its own fiery plunge to the surface of Mars, engineers finally discovered the problem—a simple memory overload—and saved Spirit from an early death.
The unfolding science has been equally compelling. With Spirit back up and running, the scientists turned their attention to the arrival of its twin,Opportunity. After tearing through the martian sky and bouncing on the surface for several minutes, Opportunity rolled into a small, shallow crater at the site called Meridiani. Early the next day, the first color postcard arrived, and the scientists were stunned to see an outcrop of layered bedrock just a few yards away. Bedrock is the holy grail of geologists, holding an unambiguous record of geological history. This was the first martian bedrock ever photographed at close range.
Confronted with this gift, the science team collected provocative clues that they believed could prove there was once water on Mars. The race to collect the data has been both physically and emotionally grueling. With two rovers on opposite sides of Mars, two science teams work in alternating shifts around the clock. Each rover's day begins when the sun comes up on its side of Mars, and the scientists on Earth live on the same schedule. The martian day is 39 minutes longer than an Earth day, and within a few weeks everyone was in the grip of unrelenting martian jet lag.
The competing scientific interests, the thrill of discovery, and the accumulating stress has kept everyone on an emotional rollercoaster. A high point arrived a little more than a month into Opportunity's mission. The evidence at Meridiani added up, and NASA was able to announce that, after 40 years of speculation, solid proof was finally in hand that Mars was once awash in water.
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The Curious Life of a Mars Rover | Nat Geo Live
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Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existenc...
Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet.
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NASA Mars Exploration Rover Spirit and Opportunity Launches: Tracker Camera View
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Edited raw footage compilation of the launches of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Shot with HD cameras on a tracker at Kennedy Space Center...
Edited raw footage compilation of the launches of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. Shot with HD cameras on a tracker at Kennedy Space Center. Master: DVCProHD. NASA Identifier: AVC-2003-175-1 Courtesy Video | NASA | Date: 07.21.2009
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[Top Documentary Films] Mars Curiosity Rover Landing Space 2015
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Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.
The rover's goals include: investigatio...
Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.
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The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology; assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including investigation of the role of water; and planetary habitability studies in preparation for future human exploration
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Mars Exploration Rover Mission EDL
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A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearl...
A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearly zero in just six minutes as they maneuver the spacecraft to their precise atmospheric entry points in order to reach specific landing targets on the surface of Mars.
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A video by JPL regarding the EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers. Navigators slow the spacecraft down from 12,000 mph to nearly zero in just six minutes as they maneuver the spacecraft to their precise atmospheric entry points in order to reach specific landing targets on the surface of Mars.
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NASA Curiosity Mars Rover | Ultimate Mars Exploration Challenge | Space Documentary
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Ultimate Mars Challenge - New Documentary 2015 Why go back to Mars? Far from dead, Mars holds untold potential. Nearly half a century of Mars exploration .
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★ How to Get to Mars. Very Cool! HD
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New Zealand Tourist Killed By Jet Engine Blast on Saint Maarten Beach
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A New Zealand woman who was traveling in the Caribbean territory of Saint Maarten has died after a powerful jet engine knocked her down on a popular beach just outside the airport runway, according to BBC News. The famous Princess Juliana International Airport is just steps away from the beach where beachgoers can walk up the airport fence as planes take off and land ... She was taken to the hospital for treatment but died later ... – St....
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Trump Does About-Face, Says 'No Need For Full Border Wall' With Mexico
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Speaking to reporters aboard the presidential jet during his flight to Paris Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump surprisingly reversed course on his long-standing statement on his pledge to build a border wall, The Los Angeles Times reported. "You don't need 2,000 miles of wall because you have a lot of natural barriers.” – U.S. President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. "You have mountains ... Bush and Obama."You need transparency....
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Massive hole 75,000 miles wide appears on the sun and it could affect Earth
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The hole that has appeared on the surface of the sun is actually growing. A huge hole has emerged on the surface of the sun and it could actually affect us here on Earth. It is 74,560 miles wide and can actually be seen from Earth (if you’ve got a powerful enough telescope and a very good solar filter, so don’t try looking for it with your binoculars). Tourist falls to his death in parasailing accident during dream holiday ... ....
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Trump Administration 'Very Likely' To Recertify Iranian Compliance With Nuclear Deal
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President Donald Trump is planning to recertify Iranian compliance with the Iran nuclear deal ahead of the congressionally mandated deadline to do so next Monday, according to four sources reported by CNBC. The decision would continue sanctions relief for Iran if they've fulfilled the terms of their deal and comes days after an internal debate about the positives and negatives of recertification ... National security adviser H.R....
Del Mar primed for a ‘fantastic’ racing season
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Del Mar is on top of the world. Not only is the seaside oval the site of this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, it will serve as the home of Arrogate, currently the No. 1-ranked racehorse in the universe. The big, gray 4-year-old colt is scheduled to make his next start in... ....
NASA boss admits it can't afford manned missions to Mars
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NASA's chief of human spaceflight William H. Gerstenmaier revealed the agency was unable to put a date on any Mars missions due to a lack of funding ... ....
Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer in Talks for Like Father at Netflix
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Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer are in talks for the Netflix comedy feature Like Father. Kristen Bell (The Good Place,�Veronica Mars) and�Kelsey Grammer (Cheers,�The Last Tycoon) are in talks for the upcoming Netflix�comedy feature�Like Father, according to THR ... Kristen Bell is known for playing the lead role in the cult hit�Veronica Mars from 2004-2007, as well as the 2014 film ... Kelsey Grammer played the role of Dr ... ....
5 concerts to see in Las Vegas this week
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It takes more than a little “24K Magic” to abracadabra yourself tickets to Bruno Mars’ ongoing residency at the Monte Carlo’s Park Theater ... ....
Friday Lead Letter: Trump’s Russian ties are worthy of outrage
Edit The Florida Times Union 14 Jul 2017
Enough is enough! The Republican hypocrisy must end for our democracy to survive. Had Hillary Clinton become president and allowed her daughter to sit in a G-20 meeting, what would be the reaction from the right? The screeching of “traitor” and “impeach her” from Republican senators and Fox News would be heard on Mars ... And President Donald Trump is not good for the country ... At least Republican Sen....
Review: Cryptocracy
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Put on your tinfoil hat, cover up your webcam, and trust no one. Because everything you read about on the Web? They’re all true. And they really are all out to get you ... Which is a pity as it had so much going for it in the start ... Doing their best to stop him are a collection of agents from the Family, including Grahame (a tough, charismatic member of the Mars family), the hacker Bela, and Jason, a gruff, talking bear creature ... Writer....
100 Movies to See in 2017
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From Smurfs to superheroes and aliens to zookeepers, here are the 100 movies that will help define our collective 2017 ... Homecoming ... Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson man a spaceship to Mars and discover life — one that might end ours ... Asa Butterfield is the first human born on Mars, who travels to Earth to learn about our customs and ways, and maybe even find love with the help of street urchin Britt Robertson ... ....
Community calendar for the week of July 14, 2017
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NASA Finally Admits It Doesn't Have the Funding To Land Humans on Mars
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For years, NASA has been chalking out and expanding its plans to go to Mars. The agency's Journey to Mars project aims to land humans on the red planet during the 2030s ... Mars," said NASA's William H. Gerstenmaier, responding to a question about when NASA will send humans to the surface of Mars....
NASA says it doesn’t have the funds to reach Mars, but Moon might be okay
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For the last five years or so, NASA has sold the public on a Journey to Mars, a grand voyage by which the agency will land humans on the red planet during the 2030s ... on Mars, and to bring them home ... NASA's remarkable response to this critical report was that it validated the Journey to Mars....
Grant paves way for Mar-Jac Poultry expansion
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RUSSELLVILLE — Mar-Jac Poultry is expanding in Franklin County thanks to a $300,000 federal grant ... The money will help Mar-Jac's efforts to create a $35 ......
$300,000 grant paves way for Mar-Jac Poultry expansion
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RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Mar-Jac Poultry is expanding in Franklin County thanks to a $300,000 federal grant. Al.com reports the infrastructure funds announced Wednesday are part of a Community Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The money will help Mar-Jac's efforts to create a ... ....
Rise to Mars! New Anthem Expresses Hope for Red Planet Exploration
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If you're excited about the possibility of Mars exploration, there's now a theme song just for you. The Mars Society has released a new anthem calling for humanity to explore the Red Planet ... ....
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