MSL: When We'll See the First Images from the Surface of Mars

MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars

MSL: When We'll See the First Images from the Surface of Mars

After Curiosity successfully lands on Mars , the first thing everybody (including us) is going to want to know is when we'll get the first pictures back from the surface. Curiosity has a whole bunch of cameras, ranging from small hazard avoidance cameras on her body up to HD cameras on her mast, but in the first few hours and days communications will be limited. We'll tell you what you can expect to see first, and the general schedule for image releases going forward. Earlier, we discussed the importance that the Mars Odyssey orbiter is going to play as a data relay between MSL and Earth. This is true for the entire entry, descent, and landing (EDL), and beyond as well: getting back images as early as possible depends entirely on Odyssey, and we won't know until about 15 minutes before the beginning of EDL whether or not Odyssey was successfully able to position itself to ...

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@Mara_Rinn » 06 Aug '12, 4am
@Seleene_EVE description of first pictures we are likely to see: [link]
@mCenterDrexel » 06 Aug '12, 3am
MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars [link] via @zite
@TristanDBrand » 06 Aug '12, 3am
RT @ekedstrom: Excellent timeline for when we'll see pics from Mars Curiosity Rover: [link]
@ekedstrom » 06 Aug '12, 3am
Excellent timeline for when we'll see pics from Mars Curiosity Rover: [link]
@PatrikD » 06 Aug '12, 2am
TL;DR: 64x64 thumbnail first; larger imgs >12:30 PST; then descent RT @rrmutt What we’ll see from @MarsCuriosity &when: [link]
@edrabbit » 06 Aug '12, 2am
64x64pixel pic! Did they send up an old Sidekick or something? RT @rrmutt: What we’ll see from @MarsCuriosity and when: [link]
@rrmutt » 06 Aug '12, 2am
What we’ll see from @MarsCuriosity and when: [link]
@ffffffco » 06 Aug '12, 2am
So pumped for the mars rover landing tonight, 1:30am easter! [link]
@sazummo » 05 Aug '12, 11pm
When We'll See the First Images from the Surface of Mars: As soon as Curiosity lands, she'll start taking p... [link] #kfupm
@ORIGINPCCEO » 05 Aug '12, 11pm
Great article from @automationblog of When we will see the first new pics from mars [link] #curiosity #mars #thisisincredible
@jeicher » 05 Aug '12, 10pm
MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars - IEEE Spectrum [link]
@WWRobots » 05 Aug '12, 10pm
MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars: After Curiosity successfully lands on M... [link]
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MSL: When We'll See the First Images from the Surface of Mars: As soon as Curiosity lands, she'll start taking p... [link]
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MSL: When We'll See the First New Pictures from the Surface of Mars [link]
@PatrikD » 06 Aug '12, 2am
RT @rrmutt: What we’ll see from @MarsCuriosity and when: [link]
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