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| Seen in the updated landing, green dot showing the rover's landing spot. PHOTO: NASA |
Washington: NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, has said that Mars rover
Curiosity has successfully undergone a 'brain transplant' and is expected
to take a short test drive in about a week.
In a four-day effort from August 10 to August 13, the main
and backup computers of the rover were needed to optimize it for surface
operations, and were checking the instruments it will use to explore Mars.
It was executed by upgrading new software in it. The newly uploaded software
has enhanced the rover's performance to avoid obstacles while driving and
operating its strong robotic arm.
The rover hasn't yet moved from its landing site as
controllers are making sure its systems operate properly.
'Curiosity' had made a spectacular landing in Gale Crater at 05:30 GMT (11:00
IST) on August 6 in a two-year search to find out if the red planet once hosted
conditions suitable for life.