‘It’s a wheel, it’s a wheel!’ – photos of Curiosity’s mission to Mars
NASA’S mission to Mars is go! The mega-millions Curiosity rover is now roving Mars. The first photo beamed back is snapshot of the rover’s shadow. We live in the age of celebrity and self-promotion. You might laugh as the photo is spotted and heralded by the line that will reverberate down generations: “It’s a wheel, it’s a wheel!”
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Embargoed to 1900 Wednesday February 16, 2005. MANDATORY CREDIT: NASA Hubble Space Telescope. Undated handout view taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope of the planet Mars. Vittorio Formisano, of the Institute of Physics and Interplanetary Science in Rome, claims there is a lot more methane on Mars than previously thought which leads him to believe there must be life on the Red Planet. See PA story SCIENCE Mars. PA Photo. NASA Hubble Space Telescope.
Posted: 6th, August 2012 | In: Technology Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
