Russian DAN neutron detector successfully switched on upon Martian surface
Russian DAN instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover (Mars Science Laboratory
project) was successfully switched on in Gale crater on August 17, 2012, 14:30 Moscow time, on
the 11th sol (martian day), 13:00 local Martian time. The instrument works normally, having
transmitted first scientific and service data.
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