This engineering drawing shows the five devices that make up the turret
at the end of the arm on NASA's Curiosity rover. These include: the
drill for acquiring powdered samples from interiors of rocks; the Alpha
Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS); the sample processing subsystem
named Collection and Handling for Interior Martian Rock Analysis
(CHIMRA), which includes a scoop that can scoop up lose dirt from the
Martian surface; the Dust Removal Tool (DRT) and the Mars Hand Lens
Imager (MAHLI).
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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