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Is it recorded and/or documented when and where Curiosity's ChemCam's laser has zapped on Mars?
The article with the title "NASA Rover's Images Show Laser Flash on Martian Rock" tells us that the ChemCam's laser had zapped more than 600 rock and soil targets on Mars since Curiosity landed in ...
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Is it possible to extend high speed data transmission with lasers to the distance Earth to Mars?
Data transmission using an optical laser between ground station and a GEO satellite may offer very high data rates, up to 1.8 GBit/s for instance.
But what about a transmission from Earth to Mars ...
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What's the current timeline for NASA's Mars orbiter laser communications?
Dr. Jim Green, Director, NASA Planetary Science Division, mentioned during his "The Martian": Science Fiction & Science Fact talk for the 18th Annual International Mars Society Convention (you can ...
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