“Curiosity”, the rover hi-tech NASA has done it: two days ago has landed on Mars and now punches here and there in search of water and traces of life.
The mission is an epitome of futuristic technology and tools: Curiosity is the largest rover ever sent to Mars, long 3 meters long and weighing 900 kg, dropped on the surface by airbags as happened with the past but rover landed softly on the surface like an aircraft with vertical takeoff.
Now Curiosity will be undertaken to explore the area of the landing site: Gale Crater and Mount Sharp, Tall 5000 meters.
Meanwhile, NASA has made available a video of the last steps before landing, taken directly from the rover. Currently on the planet, the temperature is “pleasant” and clear weather and stable: minus five degrees during the day and less 85 during the night;
For Gian Gabriele Ori, geologo e direttore dell'International Research School of Planetary Sciences, “We have before us a future of great discoveries”. Now we just need to understand if Mars actually hosted the life and, in case, understand what has taken away the.