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Curiosity continues its research and uses its ChemCam

Washington, USA - Mast-mounted laser vaporised a rock

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...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1144784
Rome, Italy, 08/28/2012 11:37
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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