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Mars Science Laboratory - Artist view

by

NASA/JPL-Caltech /Novapix

Reference

e-son27-62700

Date

2009-08-16

Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a rover that will study Mars' habitability. Launch is scheduled in the fall of 2011. This picture is an artist's concept portraying what the advanced rover would look like when examining a rock outcrop on Mars. The arm extending from the front of the rover is designed both to position some of the rover's instruments close to selected targets and also to collect samples for onboard analysis by other instruments.