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Robotic Arm Reaches
Out for Closer Look
This image, taken by the front
hazard-identification camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit,
shows the robotic arm, which is an instrument deployment device.
The arm was deployed from its stowed position beneath the rover
body early Friday morning. This was the first use of the microscopic
imager, one of four geological instruments located on the arm.
The instrument will help scientists analyze and understand martian
rocks and soils by taking very high resolution, close-up images.
A smaller version
of this graphic was included in the article:
Rover's Robotic Arm Studies Soil with
Microscope - January 16, 2004
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