NASA Mars Rover Can Choose Laser Targets on Its Own
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 14:21
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. Using software developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, Curiosity is now frequently choosing multiple targets per week for a laser […]