N165 ("Coronation" rock) is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on the planet Mars near the landing site ("Bradbury Landing") of the Curiosity rover.[1][2] The "approximate" site coordinates are: 4°35′S137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44. On August 19, 2012, the rock was the first target of the rover's laser instrument, ChemCam,[1] which can analyze targets at a distance using a laser and spectrometer.[1] A Twitter feed for the rock was created, featuring an anthropomorphized account of its experiences.[3] Its posts include a humor themed mix of social interaction and Mars content such as "Did you know I was born in a volcano? Basalts like me come from lava. That's why we call it Olympus Mom".[3][4]
The goal of this initial use of the laser on Mars was to serve as target practice for characterizing the instrument. The rock was primarily selected for its proximity to the rover, rather than any intrinsic scientific value. The rock was lasered thirty times over ten seconds.[2] The mission's investigators thought the rock was a basalt prior to lasing, which was confirmed by preliminary results.[5][6] The ChemCam team reported positive results; they worked on the instrument for eight years before getting to use it on Mars.[2]
n165, coronation, rock, rock, surface, aeolis, palus, gale, crater, planet, mars, near, landing, site, bradbury, landing, curiosity, rover, approximate, site, coordinates, august, 2012, rock, first, target, rover, laser, instrument, chemcam, which, analyze, ta. N165 Coronation rock is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on the planet Mars near the landing site Bradbury Landing of the Curiosity rover 1 2 The approximate site coordinates are 4 35 S 137 26 E 4 59 S 137 44 E 4 59 137 44 On August 19 2012 the rock was the first target of the rover s laser instrument ChemCam 1 which can analyze targets at a distance using a laser and spectrometer 1 A Twitter feed for the rock was created featuring an anthropomorphized account of its experiences 3 Its posts include a humor themed mix of social interaction and Mars content such as Did you know I was born in a volcano Basalts like me come from lava That s why we call it Olympus Mom 3 4 Coronation rock Coronation rock on Mars the first target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on the Curiosity rover August 17 2012 Feature typeRockCoordinates4 35 S 137 26 E 4 59 S 137 44 E 4 59 137 44The goal of this initial use of the laser on Mars was to serve as target practice for characterizing the instrument The rock was primarily selected for its proximity to the rover rather than any intrinsic scientific value The rock was lasered thirty times over ten seconds 2 The mission s investigators thought the rock was a basalt prior to lasing which was confirmed by preliminary results 5 6 The ChemCam team reported positive results they worked on the instrument for eight years before getting to use it on Mars 2 Contents 1 Images 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksImages Edit First Laser Test on a Mars Rock N165 by ChemCam on the Curiosity rover August 19 2012 Coronation rock on Mars first target of the ChemCam laser analyzer on the Curiosity rover August 19 2012 First Laser Spectrum of chemical elements from ChemCam on the Curiosity rover Coronation rock August 19 2012 Panorama of rocks near the Curiosity rover near Bradbury Landing August 9 2012 See also Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rocks on Mars Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gale Crater Aeolis quadrangle Composition of Mars Geology of Mars List of rocks on Mars Timeline of Mars Science LaboratoryReferences Edit a b c Christina DesMarais Mars Rock Zapping Laser Explained PC World Archived from the original on 2012 09 08 Retrieved 2012 08 18 a b c Webster Guy Agle D C August 19 2012 Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Mission Status Report NASA Retrieved September 3 2012 a b Lauren Davis Read the increasingly desperate tweets of Martian rock IO9 Twitter N165 aka Coronation Amos Jonathan August 17 2012 Nasa s Curiosity rover prepares to zap Martian rocks BBC News Retrieved September 3 2012 NASA Coronation s ChemicalsExternal links EditCuriosity Rover Official Site NASA Mars Exploration Program NASA N165 After the Laser Shots NASA N165 Rover Zaps Rock Twitter N165 Coronation rock Volcanic rock classificationNotable rocks on Mars Adirondack Spirit Barnacle Bill Sojourner Bathurst Inlet Curiosity Big Joe Viking Block Island Opportunity M Bounce Opportunity Coronation Curiosity El Capitan Opportunity Esperance Opportunity Goulburn Curiosity Heat Shield Opportunity M Home Plate Spirit Hottah Curiosity Jake Matijevic Curiosity Last Chance Opportunity Link Curiosity Mackinac Island Opportunity M Mimi Spirit Oilean Ruaidh Opportunity M Pot of Gold Spirit Rocknest 3 Curiosity Shelter Island Opportunity M Tintina Curiosity Yogi Sojourner M Meteorite This box viewtalkedit Portal Solar System Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title N165 amp oldid 1144109996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
