¿Que encontró el robot en Marte?
Opportunity, también conocido como MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) o MER-1,es un robot rover en el planeta Marte activo desde 2004 hasta 2018….
| Opportunity | |
|---|---|
| Concepto artístico de Opportunity en la superficie de Marte. | |
| Estado | Finalizada |
| Tipo de misión | Rover marciano |
| Operador | NASA |
How much did Curiosity rover cost?
The mission was to last two years but was extended indefinitely. The rover came with a $2.5 billion price tag, a cost that’s being spread over a number of years. According to NASA, space technology continues to be utilized in various economic sectors for non-space applications.
How does Curiosity rover communicate with Earth?
Yes, Curiosity has a few ways to communicate with Earth. She can communicate directly with Earth with an X-band link. Through the high gain antenna, which we can point directly at Earth, we can achieve ~10 kbps from Mars to Earth. Most of our data is returned through the UHF relay links with MRO and ODY.
Does the Curiosity rover run on solar power?
Yes, but when you take into account of the power loads, the Curiosity rover is power hungry and the the MMRTG produces around 2.5kW per Martian day, verses the solar array on the Opportunity which at its best manages only about 0.6kW hours per day. At peak, the Opportunity array only produced about 140 watts for up to four hours per Martian day.
How does the Curiosity rover get power?
Mast Camera (Mastcam)
