One of the things that Curiosity carries is 1.2 million names from 246 countries together with student essays and letters from the jpl engineers who constructed Curiosity. I think that shows the level of international interest in this mission and space exploration in general. These have all been miniaturized and printed onto 2 chips. In addition to this, images from Leonardo da Vinci, such as his codex on bird flight and self portrait are included. Some of these have been printed and put up on the walls near our workplace at JPL. The similarities between his ‘tank’ and the aeroshell of Curiosity give a nice juxtaposition and talking point.
Monday 13th August Sol 7
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This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards... I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions. You can also follow the planetary science activities with @LeicsPlanets Professor John Bridges, School of Physics and Astronomy
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