MSL
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misión MSL (Mars Science Laboratory)
- During an MSL/Curiosity news conference on July 16th, NASA officials confirmed that Odyssey—which was to provide a near-real-time communication link with Curiosity on landing—would in its present orbit arrive over the landing area about two minutes after Curiosity landed.
- MSL on Mars
- MSL in August
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His work focuses on measuring noble gases in rocks, and that is precisely what he hopes to help the MSL team do on Mars.
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"The Participating Scientist program for MSL was extremely competitive," says John Grotzinger, the mission's project scientist and the Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology at Caltech.
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MSL can send limited information directly to Earth as it enters Mars' atmosphere.
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With the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) well on its way to Mars, the newest members of its science team have been announced.
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"The MSL mission has four scientific goals: 1) Determine the landing site's habitability; 2) the role of water; 3) the study of the climate; and 4) the geology of Mars."
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Well, after a long 8-month, 55,000,000 km flight, that's exactly what NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover, Curiosity, did recently.
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The MSL successfully landed on Mars in 2012, marking a significant achievement for NASA.
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The MSL is equipped with advanced scientific instruments to analyze the Martian environment.
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As part of the MSL mission, the Curiosity rover explores the surface of Mars to search for signs of past life.
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Etymology
MSL is short for Mars Science Laboratory, NASA's mission that sent the Curiosity rover to Mars. Think of it as a 'Mars laboratory' on wheels, which is why MSL explored rocks and the climate to look for signs of past water.