Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 9, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 9, 2013 NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars PASADENA, Calif. -- The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming days.This second drilling target, called "Cumberland," lies about nine feet (2.75 meters) west of the rock where Curiosity's drill first touched Martian stone in February. Curiosity took the first rock sample ever collected on Mars from that rock, called "John Klein." The rover found evidence of an ancient environment favorable for microbial life. Both rocks are flat, with pale veins and a bumpy surface. They are embedded in a layer of rock on the floor of a shallow depression called "Yellowknife Bay." Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 9, 2013 Author #2 Share Posted May 9, 2013 'Spring Break' Over; Commanding ResumesCuriosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech› Curiosity's mission site › Related releaseSource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 17, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Rover Readies for Second DrillingCuriosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments.Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Curiosity's mission siteSource: NASA - Multimedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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