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PIA08487: Mars Science Laboratory at Work (Artist's Concept)

This picture is an artist's concept portraying what NASA's Mars Science Laboratory would look like when examining a rock outcrop on Mars.

Mission:	Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Spacecraft:	Curiosity
Product Size:	10369 x 6729 pixels (w x h)
Produced By:	JPL
Full-Res TIFF:	PIA08487.tif (209.3 MB)
Full-Res JPEG:	PIA08487.jpg (5.217 MB)

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Original Caption Released with Image:

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, a mobile robot for investigating Mars' past or present ability to sustain microbial life, is in development for a launch opportunity in 2011 (previously 2009). 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.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, manages the Mars Science Laboratory Project for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington.

Image Credit:

NASA/JPL-Caltech

Image Addition Date:

2006-05-25