Curiosity’s SAM Instrument
![“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/26907_sam_curiosity_instrument-web.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
August 4, 2022
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“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover. In this image, the rover is in front of Mount Mercou, a 19.7-foot (6-meter) tall outcrop, and next to the “Nontron” sampling site. This area is in the transition region between the “clay-bearing unit” that the rover has finished exploring and the “sulfate-bearing unit” that the rover is now exploring.