MSL Is Collecting Science Data While Still Near Earth
December 13, 2011
Although still nearly eight months from Mars, the Radiation Assessment Detector on NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory has begun collecting data that will aid planning of future human missions to Mars. credit: Ivanhoe
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Environment, Technology Internet, Spacecraft, Mars, Mars exploration, Colonization of Mars, Mars Exploration Rover, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft, Spaceflight, Mars Science Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Radiation, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory
