Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees
It shows the honeycomb field, each element of which is four to eight centimeters across. Curiosity reached Martian soil on August 5, 2012, and was the first probe to land under a “sky crane” – a hovering craft that lowers rovers to the ground. Previous Mars landings relied on bouncing airbags that space agencies hoped would protect probes as they landed at speeds exceeding 70 km/h.
- ▪It shows the honeycomb field, each element of which is four to eight centimeters across.
- ▪Curiosity reached Martian soil on August 5, 2012, and was the first probe to land under a “sky crane” – a hovering craft that lowers rovers to the ground.
- ▪Previous Mars landings relied on bouncing airbags that space agencies hoped would protect probes as they landed at speeds exceeding 70 km/h.
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