Curiosity Drill In Action
March 20, 2013
Ready, Set, Drill
An animated set of three images from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the rover's drill in action on Feb. 8, 2013, or Sol 182, Curiosity's 182nd Martian day of operations. This was the first use of the drill for rock sample collection. The target was a rock called "John Klein," in the Yellowknife Bay region of Gale Crater on Mars.
This set of images was obtained by Curiosity's right front Hazard-Avoidance camera on Feb. 8, 2013, or Sol 182.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Topics:
Space technology, Spaceflight, Spacecraft, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mars Science Laboratory, Gale, ExoMars, Mars exploration, Mars Exploration Rover, Astrobiology, Astronomy on Mars, Unmanned spacecraft
