Curiosity rolls out, and writes a message on Mars
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Track marks from Curiosity's first test drive (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
(Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity's track marks spelling out "JPL" in Morse code (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity's track marks and wheel (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Panoramic view of Mount Sharp (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Track marks from Curiosity's first test drive (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Scale image of Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Artist's impression of Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Details of Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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The NASA Mars rover Curiosity began its mission of exploration this week and as it rolled out, it wrote the place of its birth on the Martian surface. The 4x4-sized unmanned explorer will travel a quarter of a mile (400 m) to an area where it will test its robotic arm and may use its sample-collecting drill for the first time. As it goes along, the treads on Curiosity’s six wheels spell out “JPL” (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) over and over in Morse code.
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