Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Seventeen Cameras on Curiosity This graphic shows the locations of the cameras on NASA's Curiosity rover. The rover's mast features seven cameras: the Remote Micro Imager, part of the Chemistry and Camera suite; four black-and-white Navigation Cameras (two on the left and two on the right) and two color Mast Cameras (Mastcams). The left Mastcam has a 34-millimeter lens and the right Mastcam has a 100-millimeter lens. There is one camera on the end of a robotic arm that is stowed in this graphic; it is called the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). There are nine cameras hard-mounted to the rover: two pairs of black-and-white Hazard Avoidance Cameras in the front, another two pair mounted to the rear of the rover, (dashed arrows in the graphic) and the color Mars Descent Imager (MARDI). Looks like a relative of Johnny #5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Looks like a relative of Johnny #5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hockeyfan87 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Education, universal healthcare, and human rights, being more of a priority imo, I still agree very much with you about the benefits in long term investment into the space sciences and exploration programs, such as this one to Mars. The return is certainly worth more than the investment. If even a handful of kids become inspired from this in the various countries around the world that participated in the Curiosity program...then there's a good chance they could be the next generation to push our collective knowledge boundaries, or perhaps come up with some new technology that alters the way we live our lives for the better. That's a great thing about space programs. The spinoff benefits are immeasureable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Its amazing how this rover has half the memory and power an Iphone 4 has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I really hope that there will be a huge discovery on this mission. One big enough to draw attention from conflicts around the world. And significant enough to draw more missions. It would be awesome to officially live on a second planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 I liked this one from last night. Who says robots don't have a sense of humour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 New Pictures from Curiosity: This image taken by NASA's Curiosity shows what lies ahead for the rover -- its main science target, informally called Mount Sharp. This image has not yet been linearized to remove the distorted appearance that results from its fisheye lens. The shadow of NASA's Curiosity can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes. In the distance the highest peak of Mount Sharp rises about 3.4 miles, taller than Mt. Whitney in California. The Curiosity team hopes to investigate the mountain's lower layers, which may hold clues to past environmental change. Great pics....and at least it's heading in the right directions. Next stop Mount Doom!....i mean Sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Click on the link for a really large High-resolution picture of the rover on it descent onto Mars last night. http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673727main_PIA15980-full_full.jpg And here's a picture of Curiosity landing as its heat shield falls away. (Mars pollution?) http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673982main_PIA15993-43_full.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No5Butcher Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Education, universal healthcare, and human rights, being more of a priority imo, I still agree very much with you about the benefits in long term investment into the space sciences and exploration programs, such as this one to Mars. The return is certainly worth more than the investment. If even a handful of kids become inspired from this in the various countries around the world that participated in the Curiosity program...then there's a good chance they could be the next generation to push our collective knowledge boundaries, or perhaps come up with some new technology that alters the way we live our lives for the better. That's a great thing about space programs. The spinoff benefits are immeasureable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiklets Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Click on the link for a really large High-resolution picture of the rover on it descent onto Mars last night. http://www.nasa.gov/...0-full_full.jpg And here's a picture of Curiosity landing as its heat shield falls away. (Mars pollution?) http://www.nasa.gov/...993-43_full.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 THAT is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaK Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 so there are billions of planets in our universe and yet ours is the only one that has produced "intelligent" life , that seems to me to be a pretty arrogant assumption . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 I strongly agree with your second paragraph. When the space program was in its prime, the number of spinoff technological advancements was huge. That has diminished as NASA's budget has been continually cut. I do have a bit of an issue with the first line of your post though. Not that I think you are wrong, but to me it comes off as not realising the differences in budget allocation. Even without universal healthcare in the USA, total federal healthcare expenditures for 2012 are estimated at 846 billion while NASA's estimated budget is a bit under 18 billion. In other words, NASA has a budget of roughly 2% of what is spent on healthcare. While I agree that universal healthcare, education and correcting human rights issues are laudable goals, I think that the comparison makes NASA look underfunded. Not to say that healthcare funds should be redirected to NASA, but I'd love to see what could be done if say 50 billion/year was dropped from military spending and added to NASA's budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddhas Hand Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 ^ I don't think that's a US Army approved recruitment video. It looks to be more of a private 'recruitment' video made by a soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 That is an improper use of the meme. This post is bad and you should feel bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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