Curiosity received the third software update, NASA pays maximum attention to damaged rover wheels

NASA has published news that the Curiosity rover software has been updated for the third time, and this is a fairly large update. It is worth noting that the previous update led to an unplanned reboot, November 7, and after that it was necessary to roll back to the previous version of the software. Now everything went smoothly, and the rover works without problems.

The update has added some features to manipulating the manipulator. For example, the manipulator can be used while Curiosity is under the slope. Plus, the rover now processes information at night to work autonomously the next day.
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By the way, on Habré already published information about that. that the aluminum wheels of the rover are losing trim. This is uncritical, but NASA experts are trying to get as much information as possible about this problem to create more reliable wheels in the future. And the new update allows the rover to take better pictures of itself, including the wheels, using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera.

“We want to get as much information as possible about the condition of the wheels. We foresaw holes and holes, but over the past month the number of problem areas on wheels has increased. Probably, all this is because the rover crosses a fairly rugged terrace. Wheels can withstand loads, holes and skin losses without compromising the functionality of the rover. But for future projects, we need to be well aware of how the conditions of Mars act on the wheels of rovers, ”said Jim Ericson, project manager at NASA.

In general, the work continues, so we are waiting for new information from Curiosity and its “parents”.

Via nasa