NASA confirms Curiosity's first drill sample collected
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Areas at “John Klein” where Curiosity analyzed the rock and tested its equipment before the first sample drilling (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Red arrows indicating where Curiosity’s laser zapped the drill tailings (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP/LPGNantes/CNRS/MSSS)
Panorama of “Yellowknife Bay” where “John Klein” is located (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Curiosity’s robotic arm and hand (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Views of Curiosity’s drill with cutaway schematic (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Comparison of NASA’s Opportunity rover’s abrasion tool (left), Phoenix lander’s rasp (center) and Curiosity’s drill (right) (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Univ./Univ. of Arizona/MSSS)
Rocks drilled at JPL in preparation for the Curiosity mission (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The Collection and Handling for In-Situ Martian Rock Analysis (CHIMRA) device (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Location of the 150-micrometer sieve screen on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
First sample of powdered rock extracted by the Curiosity's drill (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sent back images on Wednesday that confirm it has obtained its first Martian drilling sample (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity sent back images on Wednesday that confirm it has obtained its first Martian drilling sample. This is not only the first sample drilling ever performed on the Red Planet, but also the first by a rover anywhere off of Earth.
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