First sample drilled: NASA’s Curiosity rover successfully drilled a 2-inch-deep hole on May 20, 2018, with the goal of “Duluth”.
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First selfie: A selfie from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a robot at the bottom of a sharp mountain. This mosaic collects multiple images taken with the Mars Hand Lens (MHLI) photographer installed on the hand of the car on June 15, 2018.
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This image was taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Left Navacom on June 18, 2019. It shows a section of “Till Ridge” where Rover was studying in the “Mood Carrier Unit” area.
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This mosaic of images shows layers of ancient eyelids in the shape of a rock called “Stradon” as seen by the Mars Hand Lens Imaging (Mahli) camera at the end of NASA’s Curiosity rover’s robotic arm. Photo taken July 10, 2019
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This image shows Mars’ moon Phobos passing in front of the Sun. On March 26, 2019, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover was spotted.
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The landmarks in the center of this image were created in the water billions of years ago. It was discovered on February 22, 2020 by the curiosity of the Mars spacecraft. The panorama is balanced in white to show how the colors of the rocks are visible on Earth in daylight.
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These 26 holes represent each of the rock samples collected by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover in early July 2020.
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Curiosity Mars Rover 2020 found dust on August 8 at 11:30 a.m. local time. It was captured from a drilling site called “Mary Anning” and the dust was estimated to be at least 50 meters high.
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This panorama is a compilation of 122 personal photos taken on November 18, 2020 by Curiosity Mars Rover. The panorama is balanced in white, so the colors of the rock elements are similar to those seen in Earth daylight.
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