Today, NASA’s Curiosity rover uses its 3D camera and tests its rock-zapping laser
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is still more than a week away from actually roving anywhere, but that doesn’t mean the $2.5-billion car-sized robot buggy will just spin its wheels. Before roaming around, Curiosity will be running checks of all its systems, including its extensive HD camera systems and a laser spectrometer powerful enough to vapourize Martian rock.
Photos: REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout; AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes
