好奇号火星全景360
(原标题: Mars Panorama 360 from Curiosity)
2021-09-14
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上夏普山的那条路？九月初，“好奇号”探测车继续向盖尔环形山的中央山峰攀登，寻找更多关于远古水的线索，以及火星曾经有能力维持生命的进一步证据。在最近的这个火星早晨，在勘探钻探之前，“好奇号”拍摄了这张360度全景图，部分原因是为了帮助“好奇号”的人类团队返回地球，了解火星的景观，并绘制未来可能的路线。在这张水平压缩的特色图像中，捕捉到了火星上令人惊叹的远景，包括分层的山丘、红色的岩石地面、灰色的流沙和尘土飞扬的大气。中间偏左的这座山被命名为玛丽亚戈登Notch，以纪念一位著名的苏格兰地质学家。目前的计划是引导“好奇号”接近、研究并在其探索之旅中通过戈登Notch的右侧。
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Which way up Mount Sharp? In early September, the robotic rover Curiosity continued its ascent up the central peak of Gale Crater, searching for more clues about ancient water and further evidence that Mars could once have been capable of supporting life. On this recent Martian morning, before exploratory drilling, the rolling rover took this 360-degree panorama, in part to help Curiosity's human team back on Earth access the landscape and chart possible future routes. In the horizontally-compressed featured image, an amazing vista across Mars was captured, complete with layered hills, red rocky ground, gray drifting sand, and a dusty atmosphere. The hill just left of center has been dubbed Maria Gordon Notch in honor of a famous Scottish geologist. The current plan is to direct Curiosity to approach, study, and pass just to the right of Gordon Notch on its exploratory trek.