Mars Science Laboratory

Frederic P. Miller

ISBN 10: 6130235771 / ISBN 13: 9786130235772

Published by Alphascript Publishing, 2009

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), known as Curiosity, is a NASA rover scheduled to be launched between October and December 2011 and perform the first-ever precision landing on Mars.The MSL rover will be over five times as heavy and carry over ten times the weight in scientific instruments as one of the Mars Exploration Rovers. It will carry more advanced scientific instruments than any other mission to Mars to date, including instruments for the analysis of samples scooped up from the soil and drilled powders from rocks. It will also investigate the past or present ability of Mars to support microbial life. The United States, Canada, Germany, France, Russia and Spain will provide the instruments on board.The MSL rover will be launched by an Atlas V 541 rocket and will be expected to operate for at least 1 Martian year (668 Martian sols/686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover. The New York Times has reported that the total cost of the MSL is about $2.3 billion USD.The Mars Science Laboratory project is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. 116 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mars Science Laboratory
• Publisher: Alphascript Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6130235771
• ISBN 13: 9786130235772
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 22W x 15H x 0.6D centimeters 22 centimeters width by 15 centimeters height by 0.6 centimeters depth
• Weight: 172 grams

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), known as Curiosity, is a NASA rover scheduled to be launched between October and December 2011 and perform the first-ever precision landing on Mars.The MSL rover will be over five times as heavy and carry over ten times the weight in scientific instruments as one of the Mars Exploration Rovers. It will carry more advanced scientific instruments than any other mission to Mars to date, including instruments for the analysis of samples scooped up from the soil and drilled powders from rocks. It will also investigate the past or present ability of Mars to support microbial life. The United States, Canada, Germany, France, Russia and Spain will provide the instruments on board.The MSL rover will be launched by an Atlas V 541 rocket and will be expected to operate for at least 1 Martian year (668 Martian sols/686 Earth days) as it explores with greater range than any previous Mars rover. The New York Times has reported that the total cost of the MSL is about $2.3 billion USD.The Mars Science Laboratory project is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.