The US space agency NASA has shared a recently captured panorama with Mars rover Curiosity as they have completed 3,000 martian days or sols exploring the Red Planet. The rover has been on the surface of Mars since August 6, 2012. NASA noted that the rover continues to search for new objects as it gradually climbs up ‘Mount Sharp’ which is is a 5-kilometer high mountain on Mars that the rover has been exploring since 2014. In the latest image, according to NASA, most geologists were “enthralled” to see rows of rock “benches”. NASA said, “It has been 3,000 Martian days, or sols, since Curiosity descended on Mars on August 6, 2012, and the rover claims to have discovered new objects as it gradually climbed Mount Sharp, the 3-mile-high (5-km) he has been studying since 2014. Geologists were delighted to see a series of rock “benches” in the latest panoramic view from the mission. “
As sand through the hour-glass, so also sols our life. Can you believe I have been here for 3,000 Martian days?
This is a recent panoramic view marked by curved rock terraces, or benches. These forms are not just visual; they talk about ancient Mars. https://t.co/oGFwQzz0A5 pic.twitter.com/iwK5Ir6jGX
– Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) 13 January 2021
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When was the panorama taken?
In the statement, NASA explained that the 2,946th sol at the mission, the panorama was captured by the Mast Camera, or Mastcam after stitching together at least 122 images taken on November 18 last year. last year. The “eyes” of the Curiosity rover are also known as the Crann Camera. The U.S. space agency also explained that toward the center of the panorama is “the floor of Gale Crater, the 96-mile (154-kilometer-wide) bowl on which Mount Sharp sits”. He added, “On the horizon is the northern edge of the crater. To the right is the upper part of Mount Sharp, which has rocky outcrops formed by lakes and streams billions of years ago “.
“Our science team is excited to find out how they created and what they mean for the ancient environment inside Gale,” said Curiosity project scientist Ashwin Vasavada from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. at NASA in Southern California, which built and operates the rover.
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