On the Curiosity rover short circuit occurred
The rover Curiosity temporarily stopped working on Mars while engineers are studying a short-circuit. NASA reported on Tuesday that a short circuit occurred at the weekend when Curiosity tried to take powder particles from the rock it had drilled. Short circuit stopped the Curiosity robotic arm. The arm has five joints, a number of complex tools are located on it.
"We are testing on the rover in its current state before we start moving or using a robotic arm," said Curiosity project manager Jim Erickson of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, "This will give us a better opportunity to understand where the short circuit occurred
As expected, the check will take several days. As reported by NASA, a short circuit in some systems will have little effect on the functioning of the rover, while a short circuit in other systems will seriously limit the use of the rover.
Let me remind you that another rover may stop working due to lack of funding - Kill Opportunity rover. mission Possible
"We are testing on the rover in its current state before we start moving or using a robotic arm," said Curiosity project manager Jim Erickson of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, "This will give us a better opportunity to understand where the short circuit occurred
As expected, the check will take several days. As reported by NASA, a short circuit in some systems will have little effect on the functioning of the rover, while a short circuit in other systems will seriously limit the use of the rover.
Let me remind you that another rover may stop working due to lack of funding - Kill Opportunity rover. mission Possible
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/377029/
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