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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 266 days ago
it's always not enough, isn't it?
DPC_RS_ 272 days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Curiosity_wheel_pattern_morse_code.png
HDL 273 days ago
@Merennulli @NoahSpamoli The tire treads are in fact coded as "JPL": http://bit.ly/O2lbLl
NoahSpamoli 273 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 273 days ago
Bootprint from Martian squeegee guy.
MHeadmaster 273 days ago
Greaaaat Curiosity
CarpeNivem 273 days ago
Oh for fuck's sake @KLSeering. If it WAS a boot, why would they release this pic? Ergo, it's not.
Merennulli 273 days ago
@KLSeering I had the same question & did some looking. It's wheel design: http://bit.ly/O2lbLl
cydoniashop 273 days ago
one small step for rover, big step for all rovers! ;) #wigglewigglewiggle #PewPew
pdavis68 273 days ago
This is the kind of PR NASA needs to make people enthusiastic for the space program! Bravo NASA!
gautamkishore11 273 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 273 days ago
...one giant roll for 'bot-kind!
noupsell 273 days ago
Bravo!!!! @@@ @@@
KLSeering 273 days ago
Is it just me or doe that looklike a bootprint in the upper right? Conspiracy theory...?
_sc0tty_ 273 days ago
It's one small roll for a 'bot...