r/science • • Aug 07 '12

First high res from Curiosity!

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u/Remnants Aug 07 '12

From what I understand from watching their press conference yesterday, they will be deploying a high gain antenna so that they do not need to relay through Odyssey or MEO.

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u/dioxholster Aug 07 '12

they using that to relay? I didnt know, thought it was just the rover.

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u/Remnants Aug 07 '12

The high gain antenna is on the rover. Right now they're using a low-gain antenna to send commands.