Curiosity rover confirms first drilled Mars rock sample

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 17:30 in Astronomy & Space

(Phys.org)—NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has relayed new images that confirm it has successfully obtained the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet. No rover has ever drilled into a rock beyond Earth and collected a sample from its interior.

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