For First Time, NASA Rover Makes It To Martian Sand Dunes
- 8 years ago
The Curiosity Mars rover recently made it to the Bagnold Dunes and returned photos of its achievement.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has made it to the active sand dunes of the Red Planet—it's got the pictures to prove it.
One such image shows a view of the sand dunes undulating far off into the horizon.
Another shows the imprint of Curiosity's wheel track pressed into the Martian geography.
Up to two stories high, the Bagnold Dunes form a strip along the northwestern side of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater.
The sands that make up the edges of the dunes migrate up to roughly three feet per year.
Curiosity will be using its wheels and so-called “science payload” to investigate the Martian sands further.
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has made it to the active sand dunes of the Red Planet—it's got the pictures to prove it.
One such image shows a view of the sand dunes undulating far off into the horizon.
Another shows the imprint of Curiosity's wheel track pressed into the Martian geography.
Up to two stories high, the Bagnold Dunes form a strip along the northwestern side of Mount Sharp inside Gale Crater.
The sands that make up the edges of the dunes migrate up to roughly three feet per year.
Curiosity will be using its wheels and so-called “science payload” to investigate the Martian sands further.