#^ChemCam Laser Hits 1 Million Zaps on Mars, Continues Data CollectionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2024

The ChemCam instrument, developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory, has fired its laser for the 1 millionth time on Mars. Positioned atop NASA's Curiosity rover, ChemCam has been key to scientific discoveries since its deployment in 2012. "Not only is this a remarkable technical accomplishment for our instrument, but it also represents a staggering amount of chemistry data from the surfac