Laser Instrument on NASA Mars Rover Tops 100,000 Zaps

Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 14:01 in Astronomy & Space

Since landing on Mars 16 months ago, NASA's Curiosity rover has fired its French-made laser more than 100,000 times to investigate the composition of rocks or soil targets.

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