Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Mars Rover Mission Progresses Toward Resumed Drilling Quote NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team is working to restore Curiosity's sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars. The five-year-old mission is still several months from the soonest possible resumption of drilling into Martian rocks. Managers are enthusiastic about successful Earth-based tests of techniques to work around a mechanical problem that appeared late last year and suspended use of the rover's drill. Read More: NASA/JPL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Ninja Posted October 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I like how much we've been learning about Mars lately. Not too long ago we wondered if there was ever water on Mars. Now we're pretty sure that there still is a lot of it there in the form of ice and even a little liquid in the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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