NASA’s Curiosity rover captures sunrise-to-sunset video on Mars

He Curiosity rover No P.O.T Impressive record Time lapse video which represents the 12-hour period of a day Mars. This content captured by camera Hazcams In black and white of the rover, the shadow of the revealed Curiosity Moving on to the surface of Mars. The recording was conducted on November 8, 2023, the equivalent of the mission’s 4,002nd Sol. Marswhich has slightly longer days than the days on Earth.

Video sample called “Curiosity 12-hour view of Mars” (Scenario of Mars for 12 hours Curiosity), specifically consists of a sequence of images taken during a Martian day of 24 hours, 37 minutes and 22 seconds, from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm local time. MarsAs published Fox News. The released video shows a canyon Mount SharpWith the rover and its shadow Robotic arm The sun rises about 2.1 m.

This irregular appearance The photographs are the result of 11 years of accumulation Martian dust in the camera lens. about Rover parameters, this one is about 3 meters long, 2.7 meters wide and 2.1 meters high. In one of the pictures of Time passedA small black spot was seen briefly which disappeared, interpreted as a Cosmic Rays effect Camera sensor.

When these snapshots were taken Curiosity Meanwhile remained stable solar conjunction

No MarsWhile the instructions to document these images were part of the last set of commands sent to the rover before docking, the sun Located between land And MarsExplained P.O.T In statements collected by NDTV.

During the period of Solar conjunction of MarsWhere commands to rovers are limited due to communication difficulties, they were used Hazcams For this capture. The official account of Curiosity rover The above video has been shared on social networks x, adding: “Behold, I am a sundial! Well, not exactly, but I was able to enjoy my surroundings.”

He Curiosity rover No P.O.T It was launched in November 2011 and landed in August 2012 Curiosity Traveled about 32 kms Mars and collected over 1.1 million images. Its mission remains out to be evaluated Past living No Gale CraterPreviously considered as a Dry lake. Throughout its journey, the rover has obtained 39 soil samples Scientific analysis

Looking for clues about that possibility Mars The house will do Microbial life.

This audiovisual document not only provides impressive views of the Red Planet, but also serves to study it. Martian meteorology and dustImportant aspects for better understanding the environment of the fourth planet solar system and plan Future Missions.