Curiosity completes first rock inspection, unveils Stars and Stripes
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Curiosity's robot arm touches the rock "Jake Matijevic" (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Composite image taken by the MAHLI instrument showing the rock "Jake Matijevic" at different magnifications (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
American flag medallion mounted on Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Plaque signed by President Obama mounted on Curiosity (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
View from Curiosity of its destination, the "Glenelg" area, where three different terrain types come together (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Path of Curiosity so far as seen from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona)
The rock "Jake Matijevic" (Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Curiosity's robotic "hand" showing its instruments (Image: NASA)
Article Summary
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reached another pair of milestones over the past week. Last Saturday, the 4x4-sized lander touched its first rock with the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS) mounted on its seven-foot (2.1 m) robotic arm. Then on Wednesday, 50 Martian days into the mission, Curiosity took its longest drive yet as it rolled 160 feet (48.9 meters) eastward toward the Glenelg area. It also took the opportunity to show off the American flag.
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