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Post by rocksmarsandstars on Apr 4, 2011 22:25:53 GMT -5
The Mars Science Lab Curiosity is due to be launched late Nov./Early December 2011. Where will it land? I wrote up a nifty landing site selection activity, and it is attached. The short version: there are 4 sites the Mars team are looking at, and they would like public/science community input! This thing has a plasma-generating laser that 'zaps' rocks 20 feet away, and analyses the minerals contained within! Chemcam is the name...  Attachments:
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Post by colorado on Apr 19, 2011 21:20:19 GMT -5
Just a follow up, The site is and ability is amazing. I also just saw that the Navy has a laser gun. Best to goggle and look at the diagrams of how it operates.
They used the laser gun to disable a boat motor.
Will be looking for Curiosity this fall.
Thanks
Colorado
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Post by rocksmarsandstars on Apr 20, 2011 20:03:05 GMT -5
;D That's our Navy-hell yea! Hey, Somali pirates, put on your welding glasses ;D As for the activity, I am looking for ways to make it more a group activity, as well as being a way to engage more kids. Any thoughts, educators? |
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Post by rocksmarsandstars on Jul 20, 2011 7:45:53 GMT -5
NASA to announce final landing site selection-based on surface features and mineralogy Friday July 22nd at 10 am EDT. The small armada of orbiting satellites over Mars have obtained and transmitted wonderful radar and spectral signatures of most of Mars. Eberswalde or Gale craters-which one is Curiosity headed to? And why. |
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