Curiosity Mars rover can choose laser targets on its own

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 12:11 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is now selecting rock targets for its laser spectrometer—the first time autonomous target selection is available for an instrument of this kind on any robotic planetary mission.

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