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Video: Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM)

By Staff Writers on December 5, 2012 in Media

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The short video below shows how  samples are delivered and then tested in the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite on the Mars Curiosity rover. SAM  is a powerful laboratory that is the main responsible for new and important discoveries about the chemistry of the Martian surface and atmosphere.

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