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PIA23620: SuperCam's Mast Unit Being Tested at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The Mast Unit for Mars 2020's SuperCam, shown being tested here, will use a laser to vaporize and study rock material on the Red Planet's surface.
 Mission:  Mars 2020 Rover 
 Spacecraft:  Mars 2020 Rover
 Product Size:  4982 x 3349 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA23620.tif (50.08 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA23620.jpg (1.607 MB)  

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The Mast Unit for Mars 2020's SuperCam, shown being tested here, will use a laser to vaporize and study rock material on the Red Planet's surface.

JPL is building and will manage operations of the Mars 2020 rover for the NASA Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington.

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/.

Image Credit:
LANL

Image Addition Date:
2020-02-07