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Mars Rover and Its Recent Tracks From Driving in Gale Crater Appear in an Image
Jan 10, 2014NASA's Curiosity Mars rover and its recent tracks from driving in Gale Crater appear in an image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on Dec. 11, 2013. Excerpts from ...
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To Get to The Best Image Sensors in The World,Probably
Dec 28, 2012Why have satellite makers and astronomers beaten a path across Essex? To get to the best image sensors in the world, probably. E2V not only made the CheMin and ChemCam image sensors within NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, it is also the ...
Tags: Spacecraft Kepler, Essex, NASA, Astrium
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NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Successfully Tested Its Laser on Sunday
Dec 26, 2012Computerworld - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity successfully tested its laser on Sunday, blasting a fist-size Martian rock and analyzing its makeup. The rover's Chemistry and Camera instrument, dubbed the ChemCam, zapped the rock with 30 ...
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NASA's Newest and Largest Robotic Rover Will Use a Supersonic Parachute
Dec 20, 2012When NASA's newest and largest robotic rover lands on Mars early Monday morning, it will use a supersonic parachute, a tether and rockets to safely alight 350 million miles from home. Seven minutes will elapse between the time the ...
Tags: NASA, robotic rover, Mars, supersonic parachute, rockets
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To Get to The Best Image Sensors in The World,Probably
Dec 3, 2012Why have satellite makers and astronomers beaten a path across Essex? To get to the best image sensors in the world, probably. E2V not only made the CheMin and ChemCam image sensors within NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, it is also the ...
Tags: satellite, astronomer, Essex, Britain
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Robots Have Long Captured Our Imagination
Nov 27, 2012Robots have long captured our imagination. Now a new iPad app will show how robots are becoming reality. Robots for iPad, a fun and engaging app featuring the world's coolest robots, is now available in Apple's App Store. Created by IEEE ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Robots