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Showing posts with label first sample of Martian soil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label first sample of Martian soil. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2012

Curiosity first sample of Martian soil


NASA's Mars rover Curiosity first dig a soil sample of the Red Planet this weekend, mission scientists announced yesterday, October 4.

1-ton rover arrived at the sandy area called "Rocknest", on Wednesday, October 3. Scientists have found a place suitable for his first robot operations associated with the extraction of soil samples with the bucket, which should start on Saturday, 6 October, if all goes according to plan.