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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- 1000 Sols
NASA ^ | June 13, 2015 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 06/15/2015 4:18:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Explanation: Shortly before Mars' June 2015 conjunction, the Curiosity Rover celebrated 1000 sols on the red planet. After its August 5, 2012 landing, Curiosity's 1000th sol or martian day on the surface corresponded to planet Earth's calendar date May 31, 2015. Because the line-of-sight to Mars is close to the Sun near the conjunction, radio communications are affected and the six-wheeled, car-sized robotic rover cautiously remains parked at this spot for now. The view looks back toward the stomping grounds for Curiosity's nearly 10.6 kilometer trek so far, with the hazy rim of Gale Crater in the distance. The mosaicked panorama was constructed with images from navigation cameras taken on Curiosity's sol 997.

June 13, 2015

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; mars; science
[Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech; Image Mosaic Processing: Marco Di Lorenzo, Kenneth Kremer]

1 posted on 06/15/2015 4:18:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
The Big One

2 posted on 06/15/2015 4:18:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: SunkenCiv

Mind blow.


3 posted on 06/15/2015 4:18:54 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It’s one of those “big big!” Barney Fife moments. :’)


4 posted on 06/15/2015 4:23:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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To: SunkenCiv

It AMAZES me that we get to see this kind of stuff!

Earthlings; we take SO much for granted.


5 posted on 06/15/2015 4:24:50 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: SunkenCiv
While I applaud Curiosity for its endurance, but let us give kudos where kudos are due! US Mars Rover "Opportunity" (MER-B), land on January 25, 2004 and surpassed the previous record for longevity of a surface mission to Mars as of May 20, 2010 and is still operational and mobile as of June 15, 2015. That makes it 4,050 Sols - What a grand RoI!
6 posted on 06/15/2015 5:08:35 PM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: SES1066

Well said!


7 posted on 06/16/2015 9:15:03 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
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