The American Curiosity rover has been on the surface of Mars for a year. He delivered tens of thousands of photographs and examined fragments of the surface. So far, he has not disappointed his creators, but before him the second half of the mission.
Curiosity Rover landed on Mars just a year ago on August 6, 2012. The American agency decided to celebrate its first anniversary and on this occasion prepared a film titled "Twelve months in two minutes: the first year of Curiosity on Mars", which summarizes the most important stages of the mission. Curiosity rover On September 22, 2012, he examined the first stone. During the first year on the Red Planet, he sent 190 gigabits of data to the Earth, tens of thousands of full-sized photos, as well as 35,000 miniatures. Using a laser beam, he studied the chemical composition of various objects, collected and analyzed samples taken from the rocks. Here are the 5 most important discoveries that have been made: 1. Conditions conducive to life Billions of years ago, there were favorable conditions for microbiological life on Mars. Curiosity found traces of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus, which are elements necessary for life. 2. Evidence of water occurrence Rockfall indicates that there was once water on Mars. What's more, she could even reach her knees. Rock grooves indicate that there was once water on Mars. What's more, she could even reach her knees. 3. Radiation harmful to people Curiosity Rover also experienced strong radiation, which can be very dangerous for humans. Thanks to this information, NASA will be able to better prepare astronauts on the Red Planet.
Curiosity sucked in and analyzed the air found on Mars. Previous tests show that there is no methane in it. However, the search for the element continues. 5. Diversified surface in the Gae crater Researchers did not expect that on Mars they would find such a diverse surface, for example: gravel, volcanic rocks, sand dunes, stones containing minerals. All this is another proof of the existence of water on Mars. Curiosity Rover - a six-wheeled vehicle called a rover with mounted instrumentation equipment is the most advanced and largest vehicle that was sent to Mars. It is an automated and autonomous science and research laboratory that was sent to Mars a year ago, as part of the Mars Science Laboratory's research program sent from the USA.