LEGO Curiosity Rover Instruction Manual

NASA Mars Science Laboratory

Curiosity Rover

BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS DE MONTAGE

INSTRUCCIONES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN

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MISSION TO MARS

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In 1965, the world eagerly awaited the results of the

ﬁrst spacecraft ﬂyby of Mars. Before then, everything

we knew about the Red Planet was based only on

what could be seen from telescopes on Earth. Any

hopes of ﬁnding Martians, or even a hospitable planet,

were quickly dashed as Mars appeared to be an arid,

cold, and lifeless planet.

It would take almost 50 years and a series of successful

space missions to give us a better understanding of

this apparently barren planet.

Not only is Mars home to the largest volcano and the

deepest canyon in the solar system, but many of its

features appear to be shaped by water, which may,

even today, occasionally emerge from below the

hostile surface. Water is key to life as we know it, and

is one sign that Mars could be a habitat for past or

present microbial life…or even human life someday in

the future.

This is why Mars continues to intrigue scientists,

and why NASA (National Aeronautics and Space

Administration) persists in attempting to unlock the

secrets of the Red Planet.

English

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FOLLOW THE WATER

1965 1976 1996 2003 2004

©NASA/JPL-Caltech

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NASA’s interest in the Red Planet began soon after it

was established in 1958. The very ﬁrst mission, Mariner

4 (1965), simply ﬂew by Mars, taking as many pictures

as possible on its way past. As knowledge and

technologies grew, NASA started putting spacecraft in

orbit around the planet for long-term global studies.

Then, with even more capabilities, NASA spacecraft

began to land on the surface, beginning with Viking 1

& 2 (1976). With rovers such as Sojourner (1997), Spirit

and Opportunity (2004), and Curiosity (2012), real treks

across the planet’s surface became possible.

For earlier missions, understanding Mars as a potential

habitat for microbial life began with a strategy

of “follow the water.” Orbiters, landers, and rovers

provided numerous signs of past or present water on

Mars. Mars Science Laboratory, with its rover Curiosity,

is the latest and most ambitious mission in NASA’s

Mars Exploration Program. It takes a leap forward in

beginning NASA’s current Mars exploration strategy:

“Seek Signs of Life.” In the ﬁrst year of its mission,

Curiosity discovered that Gale Crater once had the

right conditions to provide a habitat for microbial life,

including the past presence of long-term surface

water and at least six key chemical elements that are

fundamental chemical building blocks of life.

English

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Curiosity is the most advanced rover ever developed

for the Mars program and carries ten times more

scientiﬁc gear than the earlier Mars rovers. It’s about

the size of a car, but not quite as fast, with a top speed

of only 1.5 inches per second on ﬂat, hard ground. It

has six-wheel drive combined with a rocker-bogie

suspension system and cameras mounted on a mast

to help the mission’s team on Earth select exploration

targets and driving routes.

Built as a mobile science laboratory, Curiosity is

packed with special instruments and cameras for

performing a wide range of climatic and geological

studies. This includes the ability to gather samples of

rocks and soil and analyze them directly in a series

of onboard test chambers. With selected instruments

being provided by Russia, Canada, and Spain, this

latest mission to Mars has a truly international ﬂavor.

With its sophisticated mobility system and scientiﬁc

tools, Curiosity’s ultimate destination is layered terrain

on the slopes of Mt. Sharp at the center of Gale Crater.

By exploring these layers, each of which records

a speciﬁc time in Mars’ history, Curiosity will likely

uncover the secrets of the Red Planet for many years

to come.

©NASA/JPL-Caltech

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THE CURIOSITY ROVER

English

The Curiosity Mars Rover was developed by scientists and engineers from

the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is a NASA facility managed by the

California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.

More Information about Curiosity:

mars.nasa.gov/msl

www.nasa.gov

U.S. Design Patent D673,482.

©NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Chemcam RMI

Cámara química RMI Left Navcams (2)

Navcams de gauche (2)

Cámaras de navegación, izquierda (2)

Right Navcams (2)

Navcams de droite (2)

Cámaras de navegación,

derecha (2)

Right Mastcam (100 mm)

Mastcam de droite (100 mm)

Cámara de mástil, derecha

(100 mm)

Left Mastcam (34 mm)

Mastcam de gauche (34 mm)

Cámara de mástil izquierda (34 mm)

NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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RUHF

MMRTG

DAN

Turret

Includes APXS, MAHLI

Tourelle

Inclut APXS, MAHLI

Torreta

Incluye APXS y MAHLI

Robotic arm

Bras robotique

Brazo robótico

Inside:

SAM, CheMin

Intérieur :

SAM, CheMin

Interior:

SAM y CheMin

MARDI

MMRTG: Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator

Générateur thermoélectrique à radioisotope multi-mission

Generador termoeléctrico de radioisótopos multimisión

CheMin: Chemistry & Mineralogy X-Ray

Diﬀraction/X-Ray Fluorescence Instrument

Rayons X de chimie et minéralogie

Instrument de diﬀraction/ﬂuorescence des rayons X

Equipo de análisis químico y mineralógico por rayos X

Instrumento de ﬂuorescencia y difracción de rayos X

APXS: Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer

Spectromètre à rayons X

Espectrómetro de rayos X de partículas alfa

MARDI: Mars Descent Imager

Caméra de descente sur Mars

Cámara de captación de imágenes del

descenso sobre Marte

SAM: Sample Analysis at Mars

Analyse d’échantillons sur Mars

Equipo de análisis de muestras en Marte

MAHLI: Mars Hand Lens Imager

Caméra microscope

Cámara de captación de imágenes para

objetos de pequeño tamaño

REMS: Rover Environmental Monitoring Station

Station météorologique

Estación meteorológica para róver

RUHF: Rover ultra high-frequency antenna

Antenne ultra haute fréquence

Antena de ultraalta frecuencia para róver

REMS

NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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MISSION VERS MARS

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