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Eight Curiosity drill sites on Mars

Eight Curiosity drill sites on Mars
Eight Curiosity drill sites on Mars As of October 2015, Curiosity has drilled and sampled at eight 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; and Big Sky, on sol 1119. 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