Curiosity rover pauses to get the scoop on Mars
Martian sandbox: An area dubbed “Rocknest” features fine-grained sands that will be scooped up by the Curiosity rover to test its sampling system and to clean out any lingering traces of Earth’s environment.
(Credit: NASA )
After creeping about 500 yards across the rocky floor of Gale Crater on the way to an intriguing intersection of different terrain types, the Mars Curiosity rover is pausing for a few weeks near fine-grained sand dunes to scoop up soil and run it through the vehicle’s sample acquisition system to clean out any lingering traces of Earth’s environment.
After three such…
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