The rover touched the surface of the Red with a manipulator the planet. 
Photo from open sources PHOTO: NASA Mars rover Curiosity launched study of an unusual stone discovered on the Red Planet in pyramid shape. A device controlled by NASA employees using a robotic hand it was possible to touch the object, the value which is approximately equal to a soccer ball. This contact was the first similar in history. Moreover, the three-stage manipulator On contact, Curiosity captured rock samples for analysis, writes TPM. A pyramid-shaped stone was found by Curiosity on half of its way from the landing site to the next control item. Scientists hope that now, after studying the chemical the composition of the resulting breed using available on the device spectrometer, they will be able to better understand the structure of the Red Planet. In addition, scientists were able to test the operation of the device itself, which is capable of irradiating alpha particles and comparing the spectra in X-rays to determine the elemental composition of the rock, cameras and other equipment. The first shots were also taken. pyramids made close up. I must say that the current the study of the Martian object was the first when Curiosity used the entire arsenal of equipment available on it. Further the rover will go to a place called Glenelg, to which only 200 meters left. There Curiosity through drilling will get rock samples and analyze them. Mars rover cost NASA at $ 2.5 billion, successfully arrived on the Red Planet on August 6, 2012. The purpose of the rover, which is an autonomous chemical laboratory, is to search for traces of life on the planet and study it geological history. In particular, was she ever fit for life.
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