
This image demonstrates how engineers place the drill carried by NASA Mars rover Curiosity onto rock targets. They first set down the drill two stabilizing prongs near the target, as shown by the dashed line.
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NASA ID
PIA17067
Date Created
June 5, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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