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The iPhone Is Literally Four Times as Powerful as the Curiosity Rover

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Last night NASA landed on Mars. An amazing feat! But guess what? The Curiosity rover’s on-board computer is a pretty low-power system. In fact, the iPhone 4S is four times more powerful. Check out the specs below.

https://gizmodo.com/the-mars-curiosity-rover-has-landed-live-coverage-fr-5932039

Surprised? Don’t be. NASA knows what it’s doing. It has just enough to do everything it needs. And that includes 17 cameras. [@mikko]

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