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Mars rover Curiosity arrived to the main goal of their mission - Mount Sharp
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On Mars, everything is going well, and the rover Curiosity reached the main goal of their mission - Sharp Mountain, in the heart of the Gale crater. Already being prepared for drilling in the region. The fact that the rover finally arrived to where very like it to scientists, сообщило agency NASA .
At the first stage of the study mountain rover will take soil samples from the region at the lower slopes of the mountain, to do so would not be very difficult. The study of rocks mountains Sharpe, according to scientists, to better understand the geological structure of Mars, as well as get more information about the conditions that prevailed on Mars millions of years ago. Sharp Mountain (or Mount Aeolis) is the center of an impact crater Gale, and rises above the surface of Mars at 5.5 kilometers.
It is worth noting that earlier path of the rover had to be a little different, but earlier researchers decided to change it because the selected come across too many sharp rocks and ledges, which caused severe damage to the wheels of the rover. After this Curiosity sent to the mountain on a different path, which runs among the sand dunes (as mentioned earlier, the Martian sand - no sand in the full sense of the word, but rather, dust). It was also decided to slightly change the route and the mountain Sharpe.
Now with the rover's all right, and, as mentioned above, scientists are preparing to drill rocks (by the way, not so long ago, a special committee has demanded from NASA rover team to drill more and drive less). Curiosity will begin its work with rock outcrops called Pahrump Hills. According to experts, this site will help you understand the geological structure of the block, which is a significant part of the foot Sharpe. Previously, scientists had planned to begin studying with Murray Hill («Murray Buttes»), but after some time it was decided to send a rover to the hills Pahrump, which are more interesting for geologists education than «Murray Buttes». New works will begin next week, and we are left to wait for the results.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/236595/
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