Curiosity's Robotic Scoop Arm In Action | Video

3,511 views · Published 4 October 2012 · 1:36 · Indexed 19 October 2026

Channel: VideoFromSpace · 2012 · Science & Technology

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The Mars Science Laboratory is equipped with a special robotic scoop for collecting samples of the martian soil for analysis. In this video, you can see the slow and steady tool being tested at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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