jobberone
Kane Ala
- Messages
- 54,219
- Reaction score
- 19,659
The NASA rover Curiosity made its first test drive Wednesday on ancient soil of Mars.
"Wheel tracks on Mars," Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Allen Chen tweeted along with an image sent from one of the rover's cameras. "The EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) team is finally done. Congrats to the mobility and surface teams!"
Details of the short drive were to be discussed at a late-morning press conference.
The rover was expected to have moved forward about 10 feet (3 meters), turn right, then back up and park slightly to the left of its old spot.
"Wheel tracks on Mars," Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer Allen Chen tweeted along with an image sent from one of the rover's cameras. "The EDL (Entry, Descent and Landing) team is finally done. Congrats to the mobility and surface teams!"
Details of the short drive were to be discussed at a late-morning press conference.
The rover was expected to have moved forward about 10 feet (3 meters), turn right, then back up and park slightly to the left of its old spot.
