Preparatory Test for First Rock Drilling by Mars Rover Curiosity
The bit in the rotary-percussion drill of NASA Mars rover Curiosity left its mark in a target patch of rock called John Klein during a test on Feb. 2, 2013, in preparation for the first drilling of a rock by the rover.
- Date
- 2013-02-04
- Photographer / author
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
- Collection
- JPL
- Archive
- NASA Image and Video Library
- Type
- photograph
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