{"id":110195,"date":"2024-10-04T06:37:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110195"},"modified":"2024-10-04T06:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:37:48","slug":"curiosity-mars-rovers-wheels-are-more-battered-than-ever-but-they-still-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110195","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity Mars rover&#8217;s wheels are more battered than ever \u2014 but they still work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn&#8217;t necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover&#8217;s shoes \u2014 or rather, its wheels. After landing in Mars&#8217; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/12397-mars-gale-crater-curiosity-rover-landing-site-photos.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/12397-mars-gale-crater-curiosity-rover-landing-site-photos.html\">Gale Crater<\/a> in 2012 and traveling some 20 miles (32 kilometers) over the rocky Martian landscape, the robotic explorer&#8217;s \u00a0six wheels are looking a little worse for wear.<\/p>\n<p>The latest wheel photo, taken by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/17963-mars-curiosity.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/17963-mars-curiosity.html\">Curiosity<\/a>&#8216;s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Sept. 22 shows quite a bit of damage \u2014\u00a0some of which appears to be new \u2014\u00a0from smaller dents and punctures to major tears and gashes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>But before you panic, let us allay your fears.\u00a0Curiosity&#8217;s wheels have been damaged for more than a decade, and the rover is trucking along. &#8220;The image shows the MAHLI view of the right-middle (RM) wheel, which is still holding up well despite taking some of the worst abuse from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\">Mars<\/a>,&#8221; Ashley Stroupe, Mission Operations Engineer at NASA&#8217;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), said in a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blog\/sols-4314-4315-wait-what-was-that-back-there\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blog\/sols-4314-4315-wait-what-was-that-back-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>statement<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24049-mars-rover-curiosity-wheel-wear.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/24049-mars-rover-curiosity-wheel-wear.html\"><u>As early as 2013<\/u><\/a>, Curiosity&#8217;s wheels showed signs of damage, which was not altogether surprising considering it&#8217;s a one-ton machine rolling over rugged terrain, including jagged rocks. Thus, the rover&#8217;s team began regular inspections of the wheels using MAHLI, keeping close tabs on the progression of wear and tear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-recreates-mars-spiders-on-earth\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-recreates-mars-spiders-on-earth\"><strong>NASA scientists solve mystery of curious &#8216;spiders&#8217; on Mars<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At one point, the team steered Curiosity away from more treacherous terrain in favor of smoother paths to prolong the lifespan of its wheels. Then, in 2017, JPL engineers uploaded new software to Curiosity that uses an algorithm to alter each wheel&#8217;s speed to reduce pressure from the rocks beneath its grousers, or treads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1632px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:73.53%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A full version of the wheel image.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/gvKGA8xR2dMFnekriSTvxM.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">This Curiosity rover wheel isn&#8217;t looking too great. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While wheel damage still occurs regularly, as this new image shows, Curiosity is plodding across the tough terrain just fine, continuing its mission to search for evidence that Mars might have once been habitable for microbial life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-xMu8gKXkKjmiaeTQH2HjZd\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-xMu8gKXkKjmiaeTQH2HjZd slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Sign up to the newsletter for the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Plus, some good has come from Curiosity&#8217;s wheel damage\u00a0\u2014\u00a0NASA studied the damage extensively and used the information to inform the more durable wheel design of the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission\"><u>Perseverance<\/u><\/a> rover. And hopefully Curiosity&#8217;s wheels will hold up for years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/curiosity-mars-rover-wheel-damage-sept-2024\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As fun as it would be to visit Mars, we wouldn&#8217;t necessarily want to walk a mile in the Curiosity rover&#8217;s shoes \u2014 or rather, its wheels. 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