The Perseverance rover has found strange objects on Mars several times. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Rover Perseverance belonging to the American Space Agency (NASA) found a mysterious object similar to a confusing rope. The object lies in uncharted territory by NASA. Reporting from BGR, Sunday (7/24/2022) NASA thinks the rope may have come from the Perseverance … Read more
Opportunity launched July 7, 2003 and lasted 15 years. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Opportunity, also known as Oppy, is a Mars rover belonging to the American Space Agency (NASA) which was launched on July 7, 2003, or 19 years ago. The probe has a mission of crossing 1,000 meters and lasting 90 days on Mars. As … Read more
Gravel carried by the Red Planet’s strong gusts recently damaged one of the wind sensors. However, MEDA was still able to track winds in its landing area at Jezero Crater, albeit with decreased sensitivity. This was revealed by José Antonio Rodriguez Manfredi, MEDA principal investigator. “Currently, the sensor is reduced in capability, but still gives … Read more
Stone tower found in Gale Crater. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Explorer (rover) Curiosity has discovered an extraordinary rock formation on Mars. Between the shallow sand and boulders in Gale Crater There are several winding stone towers. Sediment spikes look almost like streams of frozen water pouring from an invisible pitcher in the sky. Experts say the … Read more
NASA’s InSight lander loses energy as dust builds up on its solar panels. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KALIFORNIA – Pendarat InSight The American Space Agency’s (NASA) Mars will no longer be able to function in a few months. This is because dust continues to accumulate on the solar panels. This incident left InSight short of energy. NASA reported … Read more
The eclipse lasted a little over 40 seconds. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Explorer (rover) Perseverance watched the potato-shaped moon Phobos pass in front of the Sun from Jezero Crater on the planet Mars. Perseverance used the high-resolution Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot Phobos videos. NASA says the result is the highest frame-rate observation of the Phobos … Read more
“We’ve been observing the delta from a distance for more than a year as we explored the bottom of the crater,” said Ken Farley, project scientist Perseverance at the California Institute of Technology which manages the Perseverance mission SpaceWednesday (20/4/2022). Now the rover is in the region. The next step is to “obtain images with … Read more
High -pitched voices reach the listener faster than lower ones. REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW MEXICO — Scientists have confirmed the speed of sound in Mars very different from Earth’s atmosphere. They use the equipment on the rover Perseverance to study the red planet’s atmosphere. This finding could have some strange consequences for future communication between Martians. The … Read more
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captured this image of Zhurong on March 11, according to a post from the researchers behind MRO’s HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera. Reported from SpaceWednesday (23/3/2022), though MRO orbiting 288 kilometers above, HiRISE managed to take about 1.5 km of the track that Zhurong had made on its … Read more
Reported from SpaceWednesday (9/3/2022), this is the seventh drill sample Perseverance has collected since landing Mars in February 2021. Collecting samples to return to Earth in the future is one of twoa main task of Perseverance. Perseverance also has the task of hunting for signs of ancient Martian life. Mission team members say the 45-kilometer-wide … Read more