Curiosity rolls out, and writes a message on Mars

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The NASA Mars rover Curiosity began its mission of exploration this week and as it rolled out, it wrote the place of its birth on the Martian surface. The 4x4-sized unmanned explorer will travel a quarter of a mile (400 m) to an area where it will test its robotic arm and may use its sample-collecting drill for the first time. As it goes along, the treads on Curiosity’s six wheels spell out “JPL” (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) over and over in Morse code... Continue Reading Curiosity rolls out, and writes a message on Mars

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Curiosity Rover, JPL, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA, Unmanned

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