Curiosity rover collects first martian bedrock sample
Saturday, February 9, 2013 - 19:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—NASA's Curiosity rover has, for the first time, used a drill carried at the end of its robotic arm to bore into a flat, veiny rock on Mars and collect a sample from its interior. This is the first time any robot has drilled into a rock to collect a sample on Mars.