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Rover Environmental Monitoring Station

This engineering drawing show a section of the ccylindrical rover mast with two small booms extending laterally from it. The ooms are labeled Boom 1 (on the left and Boom 2 (on the right).

February 16, 2009

The Rover Environmental Monitoring Station will monitor atmospheric pressure, humidity, wind currents, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial)

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