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Emily Lakdawalla • Jul 23, 2010

Curiosity rolls!

Enjoy my extremely low-tech animation of Curiosity's first "steps"! Six wheels rolling on Earth -- let's go for six wheels rolling on Mars!

Curiosity rolls for the first time!
Curiosity rolls for the first time! A quick-and-dirty animation of several screen captures taken from JPL's Ustream webcast of Curiosity's first motion in the clean room.Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / poor quality animation by Emily Lakdawalla

And here's the rover backing up! Make you own *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* backup noises...

Curiosity rolls backwards!
Curiosity rolls backwards! Curiosity rolls for the second time, moving backwards...Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / low tech gif by Emily Lakdawalla

Cosmic Shores Gala

The Planetary Society's Board of Directors cordially invites you to its 45th anniversary celebration at our Cosmic Shores Gala aboard the iconic Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Please RSVP and purchase tickets to attend.

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