In honor of the Mars Curiosity Rover safely landing on Mars this afternoon I thought it would be nice to share some of these old Space Chimps rover concept drawings. It was fascinating to watch todays events unfold . I can’t help but reflect back to when I was in high school and watched Sojourner land on a dial up with my old mac tower. Moments like these really spark the imagination. Congrats to everyone at JPL.
a detailed breakdown of the Chimps rover and all of its parts.
the claw animation sequence.
The rover unfolding sequence.
I've always loved rovers :) Go Curiosity!
Did this get used in the movie?
Nope, but i'm not going to let that ruin the moment. This stuff was really fun to draw.
Thanks Donovan for giving me that opportunity. :)