Planet Mars. An important announcement came today from NASA along with a stunning image that shows us what has happened there in recent years, and how much we still have to learn about this celestial body. More precisely, last night a process began that will completely block communications between NASA's Curiosity robot on the planet Mars and Earth due to the interposition of the sun between the two planets, communications being blocked.
Planet Mars. This interruption of communications will last for several weeks, until September 7, the phenomenon being one that occurs once every 26 months, so the astronomers were most likely used to it. Those from NASA could theoretically transmit data to the Curiosity robot on the planet Mars, but there is a chance that radio interference will prevent their complete reception, and thus the robot's operating errors will occur.
Planet Mars. DISAPPOINTING News and STUNNING New Image
Planet Mars. It seems that the red planet does not actually approach the sun, but only "hides" behind it, and communications are mostly blocked, those from NASA avoiding the risk of sending commands to the robot. On the other hand, the image above shows us how far the Curiosity robot traveled from the moment it landed on the planet Mars until now, so we can get an idea about the exploration done.
Planet Mars. You can see how much the robot had to go around to explore the most diverse areas of the surface of the celestial body, and of course we will see more images in the not too distant future. The distance that the Curiosity robot traveled on the planet Mars is not great and because it cannot move that fast on the ground there, so the continuation of the missions will be done slowly.
Planet Mars. The entire distance was covered during the 7 years of activity of the Curiosity robot on the celestial body, so further exploration will take even longer.
