Corrupted files may be the fault of cosmic radiation. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity paused its work over the weekend and is chilling in safe mode on Mars, while engineers on Earth try to resolve a computer glitch. The rover switched to a backup computer, but operations are on hiatus while NASA engineers work on the problem. Last week, engineers noticed a glitch in the flash memory on one of the rover's two computers. Curiosity had normal communications with Earth on Wednesday, Feb. 27, but like an...
Today On Mars: Curiosity Chills Out In Safe Mode While NASA Analyzes Computer Glitch
Popular Science - 4 Mar 2013 20:30
Corrupted files may be the fault of cosmic radiation. NASA's Mars rover Curiosity paused its work over the weekend and is chilling in safe mode on Mars, while engineers on Earth try to resolve a computer glitch. The rover switched to a backup computer, but operations are on hiatus while NASA engineers work on the problem. Last week, engineers noticed a glitch in the flash memory on one of the rover's two computers. Curiosity had normal communications with Earth on Wednesday, Feb. 27, but like an...
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