Curiosity Rover's SAM at Goddard
August 7, 2012
The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission will study chemistry of rocks, soil and air as the mission's rover, Curiosity, investigates Gale Crater on Mars. SAM was built at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., where this image was taken.
Image Credit: NASA
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Environment, Technology Internet, Mars Exploration Rover, Spacecraft, Space exploration, Mars Science Laboratory, Gale, Mars Pathfinder, Rover, Mars exploration, Mars, Goddard Space Flight Center, Spaceflight, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
