A photo from open sources PHOTO: NASA Mars rover Curiosity continues to study the surface of the Red Planet. This time a drill is used to produce the smallest particles of rock that called “cumberland”. Within a few days, the data received will be analyzed, reports NBC News. On Mars Curiosity experienced a drill for the second time. This happened for the first time in February. this year. By making a small hole wide in the surface of the planet 1.6 cm and a depth of 6.4 cm, the robot took a soil sample. Breed dubbed “John Kane.” New samples are similar to “John Kane” and mined in a hollow called Yellowknife Bay (“Cove yellow knife “). Recall Curiosity landed on Mars in August 2012 The implementation of the Martian program cost NASA $ 2.5 billion. Onboard the rover, two scientific laboratories and several instruments, including stereo cameras high resolution. This is the largest (approximately car) and the most advanced rover in history. Curiosityexplores Gale Crater in the equatorial zone of the planet. One of his The task is to search for traces of water and life. Previously, the robot has already detected there is the bed of an ancient stream. In February, the rover began to have problems with on-board computers. Because of this, the robot was transferred to safe low power mode. Troubleshoot engineers were able by the end of March.
Dmitry Nekhoroshev
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