NASA Mars rover Curiosity's arm wields camera well

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 09:01 in Astronomy & Space

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity stepped through activities on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 designed to check and characterize precision movements by the rover's robotic arm and use of tools on the arm. The activities confirmed good health and usefulness of Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI, and used that camera to check arm placement during several positioning activities.

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