Curiosity Rover Battery Check
August 1, 2012
Spacecraft technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory transfer the multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) for the Mars Science Laboratory mission onto the aft of the Curiosity rover for a fit check with the aid of the MMRTG integration cart.
Image credit: NASA/Cory Huston
July 12, 2011
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