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NASA rover Curiosity collects its first Mars bedrock sample
In a first, the Mars rover Curiosity has penetrated a rock on the Red Planet and collected a sample from its interior, the US space agency announced Saturday. Using a drill at the end of its robotic arm, Curiosity bore a hole 0.6 inches (1.6 centimeters) wide and 2.5 inches…
NASA rover Curiosity finds a rock not seen before on Mars
NASA rover Curiosity finds a rock not seen before on Mars (+video) NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has indentified a type of rock scientists have never seen on Mars before, but it’s one familiar to geologists on Earth. The Martian rock, a form of basalt, has a composition very similar to…
Mars rover Curiosity working ‘flawlessly’: NASA
WASHINGTON — For the past week, the rover, which touched down on August 6, has undergone a series of instrument tests, as well as a rebooting of its steering computers, and everything so far appears fine, according to officials with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. “Through every phase…
NASA’s Mars rover makes first test drive
LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Wednesday made its first test drive, leaving wheel tracks near its landing spot — now dubbed “Bradbury Landing” in honor of late science fiction author Ray Bradbury. “Curiosity today had its first successful drive on Mars. We have a fully functioning mobility…
Curiosity to make wide detour to check out something ‘cool’
WASHINGTON — The US space agency NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity will make a wide detour to explore a geographical hot spot on Mars because “it looks cool,” scientists said Friday. Before driving to its destination at Mount Sharp, which may contain traces of water, Curiosity will head in the opposite…
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