Curiosity First Rock Star

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL2012-08-17

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

This mosaic image shows the first target NASA Curiosity rover aims to zap ChemCam instrument. ChemCam will be firing a laser at this rock, provisionally named N165, and analyzing the glowing, ionized gas, called plasma, that the laser excites.

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Title: Curiosity First Rock Star
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/LANL
Date Created: 2012-08-17
Rights: JPL

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