NASA's Mars Curiosity rover
has set off from its surrounding area landing on a trek to a science
destination about a quarter mile (400 meters) away, where it may begin using
its drill.
The rover drove
eastward About 52 feet (16 meters) on Tuesday, its 22nd Martian day after
landing. This third drive was longer than Curiosity's first two drives
combined. The previous drives tested the mobility system and positioned the
rover to examine an area scoured by exhaust from one of the Mars Science
Laboratory spacecraft engines That Placed the rover on the ground.
