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  • Curiosity Pulls into Kimberly and Spies Curvy Terrain For Drilling Action

    03/23/2014 9:37:20 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 7 replies
    universetoday.com ^ | March 22, 2014 | Ken Kremer on
    The six wheeled Martian dune buggy drove into the dazzling Kimberly waypoint this week after traversing a swath of otherworldly dune fields since passing through a gateway known as the ‘Dingo Gap’ sand dune some six weeks ago. The robot’s arm has been deployed to investigate the most scientifically productive spots to touch Kimberly’s textured outcrops for detailed scrutiny. The science team has been hunting for tasty rock outcrops suitable for the first drilling campaign since she departed the dried out lakebed at Yellowknife Bay in July 2013 and began her epic trek across the floor of Gale Crater towards...