Today on the surface of Mars there is a message made by the
wheels of Curiosity. The message in Morse code is: dot dash dash dash; dot dash
dash dot; dot dash dot dot. Spelling out, of course, the initials of the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, JPL. And this configuration is not entirely frivolous. As
the rover moves over the Martian surface it photographs its own tracks, thus
providing an odometer record for the trip. Who says engineers don’t have fun?
The wheel, seen here from the outboard perspective, is cast aluminum
50 cm in diameter and 40 cm wide.
Modelled in Blender and rendered in Cycles.
#Mars #Curiosity #rover #Blender #Cycles
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