Curiosity has landed

[res0nat0r]

More amazing stuff from JPL and NASA.

[Kamal]

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unreal.... simply unreal what we are now capable of.

[res0nat0r]

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First full color image:



Not very exciting.

[res0nat0r]

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[AchtungBaby!]

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unreal.... simply unreal what we are now capable of.

Very true, considering the first "flight" with Wright brothers on 1903.. 66 years later to the moon and then 43 years later to Mars

[unkle]

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[sakio pod]

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Ha we should already have a colony on the moon and mars!

[nick007]

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^Maybe there is

[Illuminate]

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Ohh Hellzz to the yeahh.

[Illuminate]

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[Kamal]

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From Wikipedia - Curiosity expected to survive 14 years on the basis of 4.8 Kg of Plutonium presently onboard

Power source: Curiosity is powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), like the successful Viking 1 and Viking 2 Mars landers in 1976.[14][15]
Radioisotope power systems (RPSs) are generators that produce electricity from the natural decay of plutonium-238, which is a non-fissile isotope of plutonium. Heat given off by the natural decay of this isotope is converted into electricity, providing constant power during all seasons and through the day and night, and waste heat can be used via pipes to warm systems, freeing electrical power for the operation of the vehicle and instruments.[14][15] Curiosity's RTG is fueled by 4.8 kg (11 lb) of plutonium-238 dioxide supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy,[16] packed in 32 pellets each about the size of a marshmallow (≈20 cm3).[10]
Curiosity's power generator is the latest RTG generation built by Boeing, called the "Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator" or MMRTG.[17] Based on classical RTG technology, it represents a more flexible and compact development step,[17] and is designed to produce 125 watts of electrical power from about 2000 watts of thermal power at the start of the mission.[14][15] The MMRTG produces less power over time as its plutonium fuel decays: at its minimum lifetime of 14 years, electrical power output is down to 100 watts.[18][19] The power source will generate 9 MJ (2.5 kilowatt hours) per day, much more than the Mars Exploration Rovers' solar panels, which can generate about 2.1 MJ (0.6 kilowatt hours) per day.

[Jenks]

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Sunrise on Mars from Curiosity, amazing:

[res0nat0r]

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This was also released but not widely published:

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