Is Curiosity able to make it that far up the hill? It seems like a long time. And a lot of nuclear power needed too.

not solar but nuclear, though not nuclear as in a nuclear plant (no nuclear fusion), but using the heat decaying plutonium that is converted into energy. Solar light is too weak on mars to power a robot like curiosity (it would need gigantic solar panels)

what does curiosity do at night

It cries softly to itself because it is alone. Just kidding. It uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator for power instead of solar panels, so it has the ability to work at night because it does not rely on the sun for electricity. Although it could work in the dark, there is always the danger of running into an unseen rock, so NASA does not usually use it at night.

What is the jagged yellow-green line or outline at the beginning of the video supposed to represent?

They are two of the possible planned routes for Curiosity to take. At 0:55 he states that they are going to follow the route on the route, which is the preferred route for scientists.

Is the mountain by the Gale Crater the highest on Mars?

Halfway.olympos mons is twice the size of gale mountain

how did mars get its name

Mars, the red planet, was named after the god of war. According to Roman myth Mars rode on a chariot pulled by two horses named Phobos and Deimos (meaning fear and panic).

When the mars steel have water why no one know about that ? And do you know when the mars have water

More talking about when mars had water, i would say about the time of when we humans didn't exist. So like over 6 million years ago. We don't exactly know when mars first had water though.

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David (TD)
Posted 10 years ago. Direct link to David (TD)'s post “Is Curiosity able to make...”
Is Curiosity able to make it that far up the hill?
It seems like a long time. And a lot of nuclear power needed too.
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  It cries softly to itself because it is alone.
  Just kidding. It uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator for power instead of solar panels, so it has the ability to work at night because it does not rely on the sun for electricity. Although it could work in the dark, there is always the danger of running into an unseen rock, so NASA does not usually use it at night.
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  They are two of the possible planned routes for Curiosity to take. At
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Is the mountain by the Gale Crater the highest on Mars?
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Is it dark in the crater, just like some of the moon's craters?
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why is gale crater called gale?
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- Srilakshmi Ajith
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  yes the it means the gale is very low in this crater like region lol
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How far is mars from Earth?
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  At its farthest, 401.3 million miles, at its closest, 54 million miles.
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  Mars, the red planet, was named after the god of war. According to Roman myth Mars rode on a chariot pulled by two horses named Phobos and Deimos (meaning fear and panic).
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  More talking about when mars had water, i would say about the time of when we humans didn't exist. So like over 6 million years ago. We don't exactly know when mars first had water though.
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Won't there be challenges exiting the crater?
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  The crater is very large, and they do not plan to leave it.
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Destination: Gale crater

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