
This image from an animation shows how repeated laser shots from the ChemCam instrument on NASA Mars rover Curiosity cause a pit to form at the target point in Martian soil.
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NASA ID
PIA17262
Date Created
June 17, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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