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NASA Curiosity rover drilling Mars rocks again

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : May 24 2018 | 2:11 PM IST

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has successfully collected the first rock samples on the red planet in over a year, using a new way to drill rocks and extract powder from them.

Curiosity tested percussive drilling this past weekend, penetrating about two inches into a target called "Duluth."

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First Published: May 24 2018 | 2:11 PM IST

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