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Sol 724 Update on Curiosity from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: Mini-Drill Hole

Everything went well over the weekend, and the drill target seems to be nice and stable, so for the Sol724 plan, Curiosity will do a "mini-drill" into Bonanza King .


Everything went well over the weekend, and the drill target seems to be nice and stable, so for the Sol

724 plan, Curiosity will do a “mini-drill” into Bonanza King . This activity is complicated enough that

there wasn’t much of a chance to do any science observations other than those that support the drilling,

except for standard DAN and REMS environmental monitoring. The mini-drill activity does basically what

it sounds like: it drills just a little bit into the target. We do this to make sure the rock characteristics are

safe for a full-depth drill hole. One step closer to a 4th full drill hole on Mars!


Dates of planned rover activities described in these reports are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays and rover status.

Written by Ryan Anderson, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center

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Oct 30, 2024

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