
The Chemistry and Camera ChemCam instrument on NASA Mars rover Curiosity used its laser to examine side-by-side points in a target patch of soil, leaving the marks apparent in this before-and-after comparison.
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NASA ID
PIA15695
Date Created
August 30, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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