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Robotic Arm of Rover 1

JPL engineers examine the robotic arm of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover 1.
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Credits: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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JPL engineers examine the robotic arm of Mars Exploration Rover 1. The arm is modeled after a human arm, complete with joints, and holds four devices on its end, the Rock Abrasion Tool which can grind into Martian rocks, a microscopic imager, and two spectrometers for elemental and iron-mineral identification.