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Curiosity continues its research and uses its ChemCam
Washington, USA - Mast-mounted laser vaporised a rock
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Curiosity, the NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, has started its research immediately after its landing on the planet surface. Today the rover used one of its main instruments for the first time: the ChemCam, or chemistry and camera instrument. The laser vaporised part of a rock near the landing site. According to press reports, the laser delivered approximately 1MW of power in a focused beam at short...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency