Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Earth planning date: Friday, May 22, 2026 I spent this past weekend eagerly awaiting the downlink from Mars that would show us the results of Curiosityโs drill at
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Deputy Project Scientist at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology Earth planning date: Friday, May 22, 2026 I spent this past weekend eagerly awaiting the downlink from Mars that would show us the results of Curiosityโs drill attempt at โCampo Marte.โ A few weeks ago, when Curiosity drilled the โAtacamaโ [โฆ]
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