[重要] [新闻] “机遇”号顺利驶上火星表面[图]！

央视国际 (2004年02月01日 07:34)

　CCTV.com消息（7点新闻）：1月31号，美国“机遇”号火星车利用一个斜坡式的踏板驶下着陆舱，顺利的踏上火星表面，开始了为期３个月的火星探测之旅。当“机遇”号传回着陆后拍下的照片时，美国宇航局喷气推进实验室一片欢腾。

　　美国宇航局的专家在随后召开的记者招待会上说，“机遇”号的这次登陆异常顺利，全程只花了不到两分钟的时间，目前，“机遇”号所处的位置是火星表面最平坦的地区。此外，美国宇航局的专家还在记者招待会上证实了“机遇”号此前一天在火星表面发现了赤铁矿，而这种矿物通常是在有液态水的环境下生成的。

责编：杨洁
PIA05181: No Looking Back

This image shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's view of the martian horizon from its new position on the surface of Mars. Engineers received confirmation that Opportunity's six wheels rolled off the lander and onto martian soil at 3:01 a.m. PST, January 31, 2004, on the seventh martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover is approximately 1 meter (3 feet) in front of the lander, facing north. The image was taken at Meridiani Planum by the rover's front hazard-identification camera.