Rover今天开始了孤单的旅行 小源2011-11-26 18:25:53

以上是JPL模拟动画。今天Rover车自带8磅核燃料开始了它到火星去的孤单旅行。

 

“NASA's latest mission, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), launched Saturday morning. It's another six-wheeled rover, but much larger than the rovers Spirit and Opportunity that landed on Mars in 2004. They weighed under 400 pounds. MSL weighs nearly a ton and is about the size of a small compact car.

Another important difference between MSL and its predecessors is it doesn't rely on solar panels for its power. Instead, it's carrying 8 pounds of plutonium that gives off heat that is converted to electricity.”

谢谢小源的科普，奇妙啊！这才是科学，我的妈啊，真不容易。

神奇。