毅力号360度全景:不寻常的石块和寻找火星生命

毅力号360度全景:不寻常的石块和寻找火星生命

2021年03月09日 Perseverance 360: Unusual Rocks and the Search for Life on Mars Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, ASU, MSSS Explanation: Is that a fossil? Looking through recent images of Mars taken by the new Perseverance rover may seem a bit like treasure hunting, with the possibility of fame coming to the first person to correctly identify a petrified bone, a rock imprinted by an ancient plant, or any clear indication that life once existed on Mars. Unfortunately, even though it is possible that something as spectacular as a skeleton could be identified, most exobiologists think it much more likely that biochemical remnants of ancient single-celled microbes could be found with Perseverance’s chemical analyzers. A key reason is that multicellular organisms may take a greater amount of…

毅力火星车登陆火星

毅力火星车登陆火星

Members of the Perseverance Mars Rover team watch in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as the first images arrive moments after the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 2021年2月18日(星期四),毅力号火星车团队团队的成员在美国宇航局喷气推进实验室的任务控制中心观看探测器成功着陆火星后的第一批图像。毅力号火星任务的一个关键目标是天体生物学,包括寻找古代微生物生命的迹象。探测器将描述火星的地质和过去的气候,为人类探索这颗红色星球铺平道路,并将成为第一个收集和隐藏火星岩石和风化层的任务。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

在工程和技术概览中展示毅力号火星车

在工程和技术概览中展示毅力号火星车

During the Mars Perseverance engineering and technology overview on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, chief engineer Adam Steltzner displays a rover wheel. The Perseverance Mars rover is due to land on the Red Planet on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 2021年2月16日,周二,在美国宇航局喷气推进实验室,毅力号火星车工程和技术概览中,总工程师亚当·斯特尔茨纳展示了一个漫游者车轮。毅力号火星车将于2021年2月18日(周四)登陆火星。毅力号任务的一个关键目标是天体生物学,包括寻找古代微生物生命的迹象。探测器将描述火星的地质和过去的气候,为人类探索这颗红色星球铺平道路,并将成为第一个收集和隐藏火星岩石和风化层的任务。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

帝国大厦为毅力号火星车亮灯

帝国大厦为毅力号火星车亮灯

In New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the Empire State Building is illuminated in red to celebrate this Thursday’s scheduled landing on Mars of NASA’s Perseverance rover. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. Image Credit: NASA/Emma Howells 2021年2月16日(周二),纽约市帝国大厦被点亮成红色,庆祝美国宇航局(NASA)的毅力号(Perseverance)火星车计划于本周四登陆火星。毅力号火星任务的一个关键目标是天体生物学,包括寻找古代微生物生命的迹象。探测器将描述火星的地质和过去的气候,为人类探索这颗红色星球铺平道路,并将成为第一个收集和隐藏火星岩石和风化层的任务。 图片来源:NASA/Emma Howells

天体生物学家肯达·林奇利用地球上的类似物在火星上寻找生命

天体生物学家肯达·林奇利用地球上的类似物在火星上寻找生命

If we find life on the Red Planet, we’ll have astrobiologists like Dr. Kennda Lynch to thank. Lynch is an astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist studying life in extreme environments on Earth as models for characterizing habitable environments and searching for biosignatures on other planetary bodies in our solar system and elsewhere. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she worked as a systems engineer for the International Space Station Program and as a research engineer for the Astromaterials and Exploration Science directorate, both at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Hence, she combines her engineering experience with her science training to work across multiple disciplines within the astrobiology community. Lynch’s current research focuses on studying life in hypersaline environments because recent data suggest the brines and salts are likely ubiquitous…

从不同的角度看毅力号火星车发射

从不同的角度看毅力号火星车发射

The engines fire as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover onboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41, Thursday, July 30, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2020年7月30日星期四,在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军基地的41号航天发射场,美国联合发射联盟的阿特拉斯5号火箭和美国宇航局的火星毅力号火星车点火发射。毅力号火星车是美国宇航局火星探索计划的一部分,这是机器人探索火星的长期努力。 图片来源:NASA/Joel Kowsky

飞向红色星球!

飞向红色星球!

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard launches from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Thursday, July 30, 2020. The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2020年7月30日星期四,在卡纳维拉尔角空军基地的41号航天发射场,美国联合发射联盟的阿特拉斯5号火箭和美国宇航局的火星2020毅力号火星车一起发射升空。毅力号火星车是美国宇航局火星探索计划的一部分,这是机器人探索火星的长期努力。 图片来源:NASA/Joel Kowsky

毅力号火星车:准备发射到红色星球

毅力号火星车:准备发射到红色星球

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Launch is scheduled for Thursday, July 30. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2020年7月28日星期二,在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军基地的41号航天发射场,美国联合发射联盟的阿特拉斯5号火箭和美国宇航局的火星2020毅力号火星车被聚光灯照亮。毅力号火星车是美国宇航局火星探索计划的一部分,这是机器人探索火星的长期努力。发射定于7月30日星期四。 影像来源:NASA/Joel Kowsky

火星倒计时

火星倒计时

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. Launch is scheduled for Thursday, July 30. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2020年7月28日星期二,在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军基地,美国联合发射联盟的阿特拉斯5号火箭搭载着美国宇航局的火星2020毅力号火星车,从41号航天发射场的垂直集成设施向发射台推出。毅力号火星车是美国宇航局火星探索计划的一部分,这是机器人探索火星的长期努力。发射定于7月30日星期四。 图片来源:NASA/Joel Kowsky

毅力号火星车与阿特拉斯5号火箭配对

毅力号火星车与阿特拉斯5号火箭配对

In this image, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover waits to be lifted onto its Atlas V launch vehicle at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020. The Mars 2020 mission is part of a larger program that includes missions to the Moon as a way to prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. Charged with returning astronauts to the Moon by 2024, NASA will establish a sustained human presence on and around the Moon by 2028 through the Artemis lunar exploration plans. Image Credit: NASA/KSC 在这张照片中,2020年7月7日,美国宇航局的火星2020毅力号火星车在佛罗里达州卡纳维拉尔角空军基地等待被送入阿特拉斯5号运载火箭。 “火星2020”任务是更大计划的一部分,该计划包括为人类探索火星做准备的探月任务。负责在2024年让宇航员重返月球的NASA将通过阿耳忒弥斯(Artemis)探月计划,到2028年,他将通过阿耳忒弥斯月球探测计划在月球及其周围建立持久的人类存在。 影像来源:NASA/KSC