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This (adjusted) image was taken by ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager on Sol 15 (NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL)
While Curiosity has been getting a good look around its landing spot on Mars, taking in the sights and sending back some impressive views of distant hills and Gale Crater’s enormous central peak, it’s also been peering very closely at some tiny targets just meters away — with its head-mounted, laser-powered and much-touted ChemCam.
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Post tags: ChemCam, Curiosity, laser, Mars, MSL, pictures, Rover
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2012-08-22 19:25:58
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/96957/take-a-look-through-curiositys-chemcam/