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1st drive complete! This is how I roll: forward 3 meters, 90º turn, then back. Electric slide, anyone? [pic]
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NASA's latest mission to Mars. I arrived at the Red Planet, Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6 UTC).
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1st drive complete! This is how I roll: forward 3 meters, 90º turn, then back. Electric slide, anyone? [pic]
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bluedagger17 268 days ago
it's always not enough, isn't it?
DPC_RS_ 274 days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Curiosity_wheel_pattern_morse_code.png
HDL 275 days ago
@Merennulli @NoahSpamoli The tire treads are in fact coded as "JPL": http://bit.ly/O2lbLl
NoahSpamoli 275 days ago
Morse-coded "JPL" track marks? See top of pic, about 1/3 of pic's width from the left. Anyone know for sure?
2pheet 275 days ago
Bootprint from Martian squeegee guy.
MHeadmaster 275 days ago
Greaaaat Curiosity
CarpeNivem 275 days ago
Oh for fuck's sake @KLSeering. If it WAS a boot, why would they release this pic? Ergo, it's not.
Merennulli 275 days ago
@KLSeering I had the same question & did some looking. It's wheel design: http://bit.ly/O2lbLl
cydoniashop 275 days ago
one small step for rover, big step for all rovers! ;) #wigglewigglewiggle #PewPew
pdavis68 275 days ago
This is the kind of PR NASA needs to make people enthusiastic for the space program! Bravo NASA!
gautamkishore11 275 days ago
Thanks for these amazing pics that you are posting to us....Its awesome to me to know some xtraordinary facts of mars
Metarazzi 275 days ago
...one giant roll for 'bot-kind!
noupsell 275 days ago
Bravo!!!! @@@ @@@
KLSeering 275 days ago
Is it just me or doe that looklike a bootprint in the upper right? Conspiracy theory...?
_sc0tty_ 275 days ago
It's one small roll for a 'bot...