
Two instruments at the end of the robotic arm on NASA Mars rover Curiosity will use calibration targets attached to a shoulder joint of the arm. The penny is a size reference giving the public a familiar object for perceiving size on Mars easily.
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NASA ID
PIA15284
Date Created
February 7, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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