Science
NASA has captured an aerial shot of the Curiosity rover scaling Mont Mercou on Mars – Business Insider Australia
A shot of Curiosity was captured on a terrene known as Mont Mercou, which sits on the northern fringe of Mount Sharp, near the center of Gale crater.
- NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted Curiosity climbing a rocky outcrop known as Mont Mercou.
- The photo was taken at an altitude of 270km above the rover.
- The hills beyond the area, which gained its nickname from a French mountain, are rich in sulfates.
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped a dramatic image of the Curiosity rover climbing Mont Mercou, a terrene near the centre of Gale Crater, according to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at The University of Arizona.
MRO captured…
Continue Reading
-
Noosa News12 hours agoChild, 15, arrested over death of another child, 8, after shocking e-bike crash in Queensland
-
General10 hours agoSingapore’s world-first sustainable flights tax will see some Australians pay more to travel
-
Noosa News12 hours agoBoy charged over E-Bike crash
-
General10 hours agoCrowe toasts talkback titan for platforming ‘voiceless’