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.

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