Opportunity sent the first pictures of the surface of Mars

Opportunity sent the first photographs of the surface of Mars, the message was noted, transferred from the Center for Mission flight control to Mars.

The Mark Road sent pictures of the surface of the planet, on which mountainous areas and craters are visible, reports Euronews. The Opportunity cameras hit his own airbag. It turned out well and the "self -portrait" of Marshod.

It is significant that the surface of Mars, captured by Opportunity, differs from the landscape removed by Spirit cameras.

The signal about the landing of the probe from the Marsailing was received at NASA on January 24 at 21:06 on local. The probe sat down in the area of ​​Mars equator from the opposite side of the site where another Spirit rover is currently located.

It was not immediately possible to establish a connection with the parse - NASA experts associate this with the irregular focus of the Opportunity antenna and a reflection of the signal from the surface of the planet.

Opportunity was reduced at a speed of 19 thousand km/h, then the parachute was released, and the landing, according to NASA experts, was soft, despite the fact that the Mars -Road turned over how many times.

The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived at the NASA flight control center after he heard about joyful news.