Roving Mars: Pathfinder, Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity - Chapters

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Mission OverviewLAUNCH• Launched onNov. 26, 2011• Atlas V (541)ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDING• 900-kg (1 ton) rover• Guided entry and powered“sky crane” descent• 7×20-km landing ellipse• Headed for Gale craterCRUISE/APPROACH• 8½-month cruise• Arrived 12:31 am August 6,2012 (CDT)SURFACE MISSION• Prime mission is one <strong>Mars</strong> year• Radioisotope power source for longlife and robustness to dust• 75 kg (165 lbs.) of science payload• Direct (uplink) and relayed(downlink) communication• Fast CPU and large onboard datastorageDr. Barbara Cohen, HAL-5 Lecture 10
Assembled SpacecraftDr. Barbara Cohen, HAL-5 Lecture 11
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Page 19 and 20: Science PayloadMastcamREMSRADChemCa
Page 21 and 22: Testing the instrumentsDr. Barbara
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