There’s A 1909 Lincoln Penny On Mars: Here’s Why

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There’s A 1909 Lincoln Penny On Mars: Here’s Why
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Get ready to pull out a fascinating piece of space trivia to wow your friends at your next party. There’s a 1909 Lincoln-head penny on Mars, and it has an important job to do. NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring the Gale Crater on the red planet since 2012 and the penny has been along for the ride.

MAHLI’s full name is Mars Hand Lens Imager. It functions a lot like a hand-held magnifying lens, the kind a human geologist would use on Earth. It can take close-up images of the Martian surface to highlight details of rocks and other landscape features. MAHLI is located on the end of Curiosity’s extendable arm.

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