{"id":348255,"date":"2021-10-04T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-nasas-mars-missions-will-be-silent-for-weeks\/"},"modified":"2021-10-04T20:34:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T17:34:04","slug":"why-nasas-mars-missions-will-be-silent-for-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-nasas-mars-missions-will-be-silent-for-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why NASA\u2019s Mars missions will be silent for weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Why NASA\u2019s Mars missions will be silent for weeks<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA\u00a0is standing down from commanding its\u00a0Mars\u00a0missions for the next few weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the\u00a0Earth\u00a0and Red Planet are on opposite sides of the\u00a0sun\u00a0\u2013 in the biennial Mars solar conjunction \u2013 the planets are unable to \u201csee\u201d each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sun emits hot, ionized gas from its\u00a0corona\u00a0that extends into space and can obstruct\u00a0radio signals\u00a0and engineers\u2019 commands and communications to\u00a0spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/nasa-s-mars-fleet-lies-low-with-sun-between-earth-and-red-planet\">explained in a Tuesday release<\/a>\u00a0that most missions will stop sending commands to its Mars spacecraft between Saturday and Oct. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few will extend the moratorium by a day or two, though that decision is reportedly dependent upon the angular distance between Mars and the sun in the Earth\u2019s sky.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Mars missions will not be fully inactive during this period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"This file NASA photo obtained July 25, 2021, shows NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter(R) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera, composed of a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast, on June 15, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19689529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This file NASA photo obtained July 25, 2021, shows NASA\u2019s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter(R) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera, composed of a pair of cameras located high on the rover\u2019s mast, on June 15, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Caltech\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Perseverance Mars Rover \u2013 which\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasas-perseverance-rover-lands-on-mars\">landed in February of this year<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 will take weather measurements with its MEDA (Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer) sensors, run its RIMFAX (Radar Imager for Mars\u2019 Subsurface Experiment) radar, capture new sounds with its microphones and look for dust devils with its cameras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasa-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-completes-historic-flight\">ingenuity Mars Helicopter<\/a>\u00a0is not scheduled to fly but will communicate its status to the \u201cPercy\u201d every week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasa-curiosity-rover-3000-days-on-mars\">Curiosity Mars Rover<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which has been on Mars since August 2012 \u2013 will also take weather measurements using its REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station) sensors, look for dust devils with its cameras and take radiation measurements with its RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) and DAN (Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons) sensors.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/science\/nasas-insight-mars-lander-set-for-seven-minutes-of-terror-as-it-prepares-to-land-on-red-planet\">InSight lander<\/a>\u00a0will continue to use its seismometer to detect temblors and NASA\u2019s three orbiters will all continue relaying some data from the surface missions back to Earth, as well as gather their own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough our Mars missions won\u2019t be as active these next few weeks, they\u2019ll still let us know their state of health,\u201d Roy Gladden, manager of the Mars Relay Network at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), said in a statement. \u201cEach mission has been given some homework to do until they hear from us again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NASA noted that there would be a temporary pause in raw images available from Perseverance, Curiosity and InSight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"In this image released by NASA, Perseverance Mars rover, using its WATSON camera, took this selfie over a rock nicknamed &quot;Rochette&quot; where two holes can be seen where the rover used its robotic arm to drill rock core samples on September 10, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-19689528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/mars-25.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>In this image released by NASA, Perseverance Mars rover, using its WATSON camera, took this selfie over a rock nicknamed \u201cRochette\u201d where two holes can be seen where the rover used its robotic arm to drill rock core samples on September 10, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the moratorium, the spacecraft will send the remaining data to NASA\u2019s Deep Space Network: an international array of giant radio antennas managed by JPL.<\/p>\n<p>NASA engineers will spend a week <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>ing the information before standard spacecraft operations are able to resume.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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