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Ten Curiosity drill holes on Mars

Ten Curiosity drill holes on Mars
Ten Curiosity drill holes on Mars As of April 2016, Curiosity has drilled and sampled at ten locations on Mars. They are (left to right and top to bottom): John Klein, drilled on sol 182; Cumberland, on sol 279; Windjana, on sol 621; Confidence Hills, on sol 759, Mojave, on sol 882; Telegraph Peak, on sol 908; Buckskin, on sol 1060; Big Sky, on sol 1119; Greenhorn, on sol 1137; and Lubango, on sol 1320. All of these images were taken with the MAHLI camera on the end of the arm from a distance of about 5 centimeters. The drill holes are 1.6 centimeters wide. NASA / JPL / MSSS / Emily Lakdawalla