Hoe heet het Marswagentje?
Het Marswagentje Perseverance is veilig geland op de Rode Planeet (een missie met inbreng uit Groningen) Donderdagavond om 21.55 uur Nederlandse tijd is het Marswagentje Perseverance veilig geland op de Rode Planeet. De Marsmissie van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA heeft een Gronings tintje.
Wat gaat de perseverance doen?
Vlucht door buitenaards luchtruim Aangezien Perseverance ongeveer 100 meter per dag kan afleggen, is dat een reis van zo’n tien dagen. De helicopter zal vijf vluchten gaan maken, waarna het tijd wordt voor het wetenschappelijke deel van de missie.
What did NASA’s Spirit rover discover?
NASA’s Spirit rover—and it’s twin Opportunity—studied the history of climate and water at sites on Mars where conditions may once have been favorable to life. Spirit uncovered strong evidence that Mars was once much wetter than it is now.
What happened to the Spirit rover?
January 27, 2010 (Popular Mechanics Online) – The Spirit Rover, which explored the surface of Mars for over half a decade, discovering pivotal evidence of the past existence of water, was consigned to her final resting place on the north face of the Troy plateau on January 26, 2009. She was nearly 3.4 Martian years old (six Earth years).
What was the purpose of the spirit and Opportunity rovers?
The Spirit and Opportunity rovers together represented NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Mission (MER), part of the Mars Exploration Program. Launched about a month apart in 2003, the twin rovers’ main scientific objective was to search for a range of rocks and soil types and then look for clues for past water activity on Mars.
How did the Spirit rover survive the Martian winter?
To survive harsh Martian winters up to 300 million miles from the nearest team of rescuers, Spirit spent months driving toward areas of maximum sunlight. On a north-facing slope, the rover was able to collect enough light to raise her power levels to a functioning level.