Curiosity Uses X-ray Instrument Data for Proximity Placement
NASA Mars rover Curiosity used a new technique, with added autonomy for the rover, in placement of the tool-bearing turret on its robotic arm. The technique is used to assess how close the instrument is to a soil or rock surface.
- Date
- 2013-09-23
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- NASA/JPL-Caltech
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- JPL
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
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- photograph
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