Curiosity's sundial carries a message of hope
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 08:03
in Astronomy & Space
While Curiosity is definitely loaded up with some of the most high-tech instruments ever made to investigate the surface of Mars, it also carries a very low-tech instrument: a sundial, which can be used to determine the position of the Sun in the sky and the season on Mars just like they do here on Earth. Curiosity's sundial also has additional color calibration tools for the rover's Mastcam, which captured the image above on August 19—the 13th "Sol" of the mission.