The Rover Arsenal: Curiosity’s Tools

NASA's Curiosity. Image via Popular Mechanics

NASA’s Curiosity. Image via Popular Mechanics

From laser beams to mineral detectors, Curiosity has it all.

The rover can even vaporize small rocks to study their chemical composition. It will also look for potential ice deposits below the surface and will analyze mineral data to see how long water may have existed on Mars. Click the link below for more.

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