A montage of 36 drill holes in a variety of different soils.

Curiosity’s 36 Drill Holes

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has collected 36 powderized rock samples with the drill on the end of its robotic arm. This grid shows all 36 holes to date. The images in the grid were captured by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the end of Curiosity’s arm.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS