Explanation:
You've just
landed on Mars
and opened your eyes -- what do you see?
If you're the
Curiosity rover,
you see a strange gravelly
place with a
large mountain in the distance.
You've landed on target near the edge of 150-km wide
Gale Crater, with
Mount Sharp on the horizon being the rise in the crater's center.
As a car-sized rover with six wheels and a laser, you prepare yourself to go on a two-year
mission of exploration, climbing Mt. Sharp, and
looking for signs that Mars once harbored
life.
Currently you sit motionless,
check yourself over, and receive a
detailed briefing
from Earth on things you will need to know while rolling around, trying to avoid flipping over or getting your
wheels stuck in sand.
Your rolling
explorations
will likely start in a few days.
What will you find? What's out there?
Poll:
Have you seen the above image before?
