Laser Instrument For Mars Rover Delivered

Technicians at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are ready to install a unique instrument on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory that will allow the big rover to analyze the chemical composition of rocks and soil as far as 7 meters (23 ft.) away.
Dubbed ChemCam, the U.S./French device uses a Neodymium doped Potassium-Gadolinium Tungstate ...
