Xalapa, Ver.- The Rover ‘Curiosity’ NASA has collected the first sample of a Martian mountain could be chosen as the landing site.
the evening of Wednesday, September 24, the ‘Curiosity’ drilled about 6.7 inches depth Mount Sharp, and collected a sample of rock dust.
The data and images were received on Thursday at the Laboratory of NASA located in Pasadena, California, confirming the success of the operation.
“This drilling site is located in the base layer of the mountain, hence we planned to further consider up the layers exposed in the nearby hills,” said project scientist ‘Curiosity’ Ashwin Vasadava, “is First Look at the rocks on the slopes of Monte Sharp’s exciting because we’re forming an image of the environment, as the mountain was formed and what led to its growth, “he added.
The curiosity He has traveled from its landing, ‘Yellowknife Bay’ to the slopes of Mount Sharp, the rover has traveled approximately 8 kilometers in 5 months.
With information from Nasa
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