NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Above is a picture of a rock taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on board NASA’s Curiosity rover. The rock has been called “Jake Matijevic” by the team in commemoration of influential Mars-rover engineer Jacob Matijevic (1947-2012).
NASA/JPL-Caltech
The above image shows the robotic arm of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity with the first rock touched by an instrument on the arm.
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