making the most Ambitious attempt to reach Mars in history
The scientists at Jet propulsion Lab rehoiced the achievement by embracung each other.
A dusty image of the Rovers wheel on the surface,taken from a rear camera fitted on the vehicle,confirmed the arrival of the car-sized Rover&it's sofisticated tool-kit designed to hunt for signs that life once existed there.
A second image arrived after seconds ,showing the shadow of the Rovers on Mars.The scientists at Nasa distributed Chocolate to the staff of Nasa.
But success was anything but certain with this first-of-its-kind to drop a sixwheeled Chemistry Lab by rocket-powered Sky Crane on an Alien Planet
Nasa's more recent drop-offs were done with the help of Airbags.
In the final moments,the spacecraft acceslerated with the pull og gravity as it nears Mar's atmosphere.making a fiery entry at a speed of 13,200 miles per hour& then slowing down with the help of a supersonic Parachute.
After that,an elaborate skycrane powered by rocket blasters kicked in ,&the Rovers was lowered dpwn by
Nylon Tethers,apparently landing upright on all six wheels.
Scientists do not expect Rovers to find Aliens or living creatures on Mars.Rather they hope to use it to analyze soil&rocks for signs that building blocks of life are present &may have supported life in the past
The project also aims to study the Martian environment to prepare for a possible human mission there in the coming days.
It has already been collecting data on radiation during it's eight&half months journey following launch in
November 2011from cape Canaveral,Florida
Earlier on Sunday Mars programme Director Doug McCuistion called the science "Absolutely Cricial" to
finding out if Earthlings are alone,how Mars evolved from a wet to dry planet&how accessible Mars may be
for explorers in future& if succeeded it would be one of the greatest feats in the histort of planetary exploration ever.
Attempts by Global Space Agencies since 1960 had resulted in a near 40%success in sending Landers ,orbiters,or other spacecrafts for flybys to Mars
NASA has now the Best record.
COURTESY :Based on Reports from NASA appeared in different Media
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7th August2012