The researchers gave the Rover the ability to choose targets for the laser spectrometer.
Researchers at NASA has upgraded the software of the Curiosity Rover so that he is now able to choose their own rocks for analysis.
As reported on the website NASA, Curiosity will be the first such system, which is “allowed” to choose their own goals for research. The Rover will choose a few rocks a week, which he would study using a laser and a telescopic camera. See also: Curiosity Rover began the ascent to the summit of mount sharp As stated by one of the representatives of the mission of Curiosity, “such autonomy is particularly useful when it is difficult or impossible to communicate with the Rover. For example, during long phases of movement or when the location of Mars, Earth and probes in orbit introduces delays in the transmission and reception of data.
In March last year, the Rover found on Mars traces of fixed nitrogen in the form of nitrates. As scholars have noted, it may indicate the presence of primitive forms of the nitrogen cycle in the ecosystem of ancient Mars (if such makes sense to talk).
