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Before-and-After Blink of 'Cumberland' Drilling

Before-and-after blink of 'Cumberland' drilling

This pair of images from the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the rock target "Cumberland" before and after Curiosity drilled into it to collect a sample for ...

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'Cumberland' Target Drilled by Curiosity

'Cumberland' target drilled by Curiosity

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilled into this rock target, "Cumberland," during the 279th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (May 19, 2013) and collected a powdered sample of material ...

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Curiosity at 'Cumberland'

Curiosity at 'Cumberland'

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover's arm over the drilling target "Cumberland" during the 275th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's ...

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'Cumberland' Target for Drilling by Curiosity Mars ...

'Cumberland' target for drilling

This patch of bedrock, called "Cumberland," has been selected as the second target for drilling by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. The rover has the capability to collect powdered material from inside ...

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'Cumberland' Selected as Curiosity's Second Drilling ...

Map shows the location of 'Cumberland'

This map shows the location of "Cumberland," the second rock-drilling target for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, in relation to the rover's first drilling target, "John Klein," within the southwestern ...

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National Air and Space Museum Trophy for NASA's Mars ...

National Air and Space Museum Trophy for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory

The leader of the entry, descent and landing team of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory project, Adam Steltzner of JPL (left), accepts the 2013 Trophy for Current Achievement from the Smithsonian ...

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Curiosity's Entry, Descent and Landing Team at ...

The entry, descent and landing team of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory project received the 2013 Trophy for Current Achievement from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on April 24, 2013

The entry, descent and landing team of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory project received the 2013 Trophy for Current Achievement from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on April 24, 2013. ...

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Mars Stereo View from 'John Klein' to Mount Sharp

Mars stereo view from

Left and right eyes of the Navigation Camera (Navcam) in NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took the dozens of images combined into this stereo scene of the rover and its surroundings. The component images ...

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