Mars rover finally looks set to drill

bbc ^ | 4 January 2013 Last updated at 13:10 ET | Jonathan Amos

[bmwcyle]

So we can drill on Mars but on in the US.

[cripplecreek]

I see they found one of the interesting fossil looking things in a rock. They’re calling it the flower.

http://www.space.com/19143-mars-flower-curiosity-rover-photos.html

[lurk]

No worries. The EPA will soon stop the project.

[knarf]

It's a Juicy Fruit gum wrapper left by our astronauts when the planted the flag .... yeah ... THAT'S the ticket

[bmwcyle]

Leave it to Barry to screw it up. Every thing he touches fails.

[steve86]

Whatever it is, hard to see how it is “part of the rock”. Anyone have estimated dimensions?

[USNBandit]

The EPA is probably already freakin’ out because the rover is powered with a plutonium powered generator.

[Red Badger]

Looks like someone lost a pearl earring........

[Parley Baer]

The wide panoramic picture of the snake like rocks looks like somewhere out in our desert Southwest. I sent the picture along to some of my camping buddies to see if they can remember the area where the picture was taken. Hahahahaha

[BenLurkin]

Death Valley?

[Blue Highway]

They call that the reverse Midas touch, or more commonly known as the Obama touch.

[Parley Baer]

“Death Valley?”

That is one area it resembles. Some of the distance small rocks can be mistaken for the low lying and widely scattered desert shrubbery in some of the drier areas. I just find the photo to be very fascinating.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.
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[SunkenCiv]

Extra ping to APoD members.

And another bonus, think of it as a self-ping. I’d lost track of this info about five years ago.

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/jarvis.htm

[SunkenCiv]

[TheOldLady]

Arms are ‘way too short, waist length. Must be a Martian.

[SunkenCiv]

They should have used this:

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Han-Solo-Frozen-In-Carbonite-Blanket_1.jpg

[Ken H]

Its hammer action will enable the device to retrieve powdered samples from up to 5cm inside the rock, which can then passed to the rover's onboard laboratories for analysis.

So it's a laboratory retriever called rover.