Curiosity Rover Beams Hi-Res Photo Of 1909 Penny From Mars To Earth

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Written by Will Farrar
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Youtube User: whatsupinthesky37 - I thought this was great.  When creating the Rover the engineers used a Penny to add to the MAHLI calibration diagram that is attached to Curiosity.  The MAHLI Camera is attached to the Robotic Arm of the rover and can send back highest of 13.9 Micrometers per pixel in photographs!  This was the highest resolution.  I also added the JPL release from last year in case you did not know about the penny. 

Pictures:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/test/?rawid=0411MH0324001000C0_DXXX&s=411
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/test/?rawid=0411MH0215001000C0_DXXX&s=411
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/test/?rawid=0411MH0216001000C0_DXXX&s=411
JPL Press Release About Penny: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-033#2