First holes drilled by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity at Mount Sharp #shorts #curiosity



This image shows the first holes drilled by NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity at Mount Sharp. The loose material near the drill holes is drill tailings and an accumulation of dust that slid down the rock during drilling.

The site is on a patch of flat rock called “Confidence Hills” in the “Pahrump Hills” area of Mars’ Gale Crater. This is Curiosity’s first drill site since reaching the base of Mount Sharp in September 2014.

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