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Monday, May 5

Mars Rover 'Curiosity' Clicks a Martian Selfie.

Selfie isn't 'a selfie anymore, its an obsession lol even the Mars Rover can't resist itself from taking one.
Nasa's rover Curiosity has started drilling on Mars for the third time and did not miss the opportunity to take its Martian self-portrait.
The drill has begun at a geologically interesting location nicknamed "The Kimberley".

In this selfie, Curiosity appears to be leaning its "head" - a suite of instruments including the Chemcam and Mastcam cameras to the side - capturing the 5 km high Aeolis Mons ('Mount Sharp') on the horizon.
The Martain Selfie
In coming days, the rover will conduct a preparatory "mini-drill" operation to check the area for readiness, Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a statement.
The self-portrait has been put together by Discovery News.

Also last month, Nasa in partnership with New York-based hardware startup 'LittleBits' launched a space kit that enables users to build their own Mars Rovers at a school or college lab or at home.
The kit comes with 12 "bit modules" that provide things like power, remote triggering, light sensing and motorisation.

Their mission is to allow anyone to create their own hardware, to make playing with electronics more like playing with Legos!
The kit costs $189 (around Rs. 11,300) and users can buy it online from the LittleBits website.
Littlebits


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