Curiosity's Turret: Drill front and side views

Curiosity's Turret: Drill front and side views
Curiosity's Turret: Drill front and side views Curiosity has a percussive drill that pulverizes rock as it penetrates several centimeters into it. An auger mechanism delivers powdered rock from the drill to the CHIMRA sample handling system (to the right of the drill in the top view). NASA / JPL / MSSS