Maliik Ayuso
Staff Writer
From Sputnik to Apolo-13 to the 2012 Mars rover, Curiosity, space exploration has always been interesting to people both young and old.
A
Mars rover is a robot that NASA (The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched into space to find new
things and bring samples back such as rocks, sand and other things from Mars
for them to study. The recent launch of Curiosity was a success, because it
landed on mars and NASA got results immediately. The rover was named by an
eleven year-old girl named Clara
Ma.
Curiosity’s
head has a big red dot that is called the ChemCam. Under the ChemCam, are two
protected cameras that help it see and locate targets. Curiosity grew three meters when they
attached the neck and head. Curiosity then had some tests done on it, and it
was able to move its crane perfectly. Then the rover spun in a full circle
perfectly. The rover was then put in an Areoshell, which protects the rover
from intense heat. Finally, a year later the rover launched on August - 5-
2012.
Work Cited
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