how the mars curiosity rover works
Equipment that is not standard.
In the desert, millions of miles away, preparations for a week-long holiday or scientific expedition, the basic question remains: what to bring, what to bring. . . .
Unlike a ground tourist who can go to a corner shop to replace a forgotten toothbrush, curiosity is entirely his own.
When no maintenance personnel are on standby, there is no spare parts in the trunk, and it takes about 14 minutes for each signal from Earth (
As of August 2012)
Contact yourself.
You can only rely on it.
However, Mars is not curious about sightseeing.
Its task is to collect rock and soil samples and put them on board for analysis.
With this in mind, the rover is equipped with 7-foot (2. 1-meter)
Camera mast and 7-foot, three-
The joint robot arm has more accessories than the industrial vacuum cleaner.
The sample collection/sample preparation and processing system will scoop, dust, drill, powder, collect, classify, screen samples and deliver them to various analytical assets [sources: JPL; NASA; Webster]
: The neck or mast of curiosity is also decorated on the instrument and meter: Except for these samples
In terms of analytical instruments, the rover also packs some scientific gadgets that will check the local situation, this may be related to future human missions or the ability to understand Earth\'s support for life, which is an impressive array of luxurious appointments, but unless the curiosity hides it under the hood, otherwise it won\'t help NASA much.
Let\'s see what power this puppy is.