Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 25, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 25, 2014 NASA Rover Drill Pulls First Taste From Mars Mountain NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has collected its first taste of the layered mountain whose scientific allure drew the mission to choose this part of Mars as a landing site.Late Wednesday, Sept. 24, the rover's hammering drill chewed about 2.6 inches (6.7 centimeters) deep into a basal-layer outcrop on Mount Sharp and collected a powdered-rock sample. Data and images received early Thursday at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, confirmed success of this operation. The powder collected by the drilling is temporarily held within the sample-handling mechanism on the rover's arm. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 25, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Curiosity Rover Report: A Taste of Mount SharpNASA's Curiosity Mars rover has collected its first sample from the base of Mount Sharp.Credit: NASA/JPLSource: NASA/JPL - Videos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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