
NASA Curiosity Mars rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager MAHLI camera on its arm to catch the first images of sparks produced by the rover laser being shot at a rock on Mars. The left image is from before the laser zapped this rock, called Nova.
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NASA ID
PIA18401
Date Created
July 16, 2014
Center
JPL
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image
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