woensdag 22 augustus 2012

BBC News - Mars rover: Wind sensor damaged on Nasa's Curiosity

BBC News - Mars rover: Wind sensor damaged on Nasa's Curiosity: Nasa has reported its first setback in the Curiosity rover mission to Mars.

A sensor on the robot's weather station that takes wind readings has sustained damage.
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It is not certain how the damage occurred but engineers suspect surface stones thrown up during Curiosity's rocket-powered landing may have struck sensor circuits and broken the wiring.