Curiosity takes first step, now 6 meters away from landing site
by geekzhang on 2012-08-24 09:03:58
The Mars rover Curiosity has driven for the first time, moving a total of six metres from its landing site - now named Bradbury Landing in honour of the late sci-fi author Ray Bradbury.
According to the Daily Mail, Curiosity moved forward 4.5 metres, rotated 120 degrees and then reversed 2.5 metres. The drive was considered an important milestone by Peter Theisinger of NASA, who described it as "a big moment" and "a historic moment!"
