Curiosity latest drilling attempt a success - Sols 3514-3516

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 23:13:54 GMT
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 24, 2022 The MSL team is very happy this week, because our first drill...

Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 24, 2022 The MSL team is very happy this week, because our first drill attempt since last November was successful! This Front Hazcam image shows the drill being extracted from the new drill hole, which is surrounded by drill tailings as expected. This is one of several times in MSL's mission that drilling had to be re-designed to overcome an anomaly, again requiring lots of careful planning and tes