
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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NASA ID
PIA16072
Date Created
August 17, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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