Zap! Laser Sparks Fly on Mars in Curiosity Rover Video
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
On July 12, for the first time ever, Curiosity photographed sparks flying from a rock blasted by the 1-ton robot's laser-sampling instrument, known as ChemCam. You can watch a video of the laser flashes here.