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Curiosity performs second drilling on Mars

Pasadena, USA - The results of the analysis will be compared with the findings relative to the first sample

Curiosity the Mars rover of NASA, the American space agency, has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland". Plans call for delivering portions of the sample in coming days to laboratory instruments inside the rover. This is only the second time that a sample has been collected from inside a rock on Mars. The first was Curiosity's...

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Rome, Italy, 05/22/2013 14:19
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