NASA's Curiosity rover to drill into Kings Canyon (on Mars)

KINGS CANYON, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – NASA's Curiosity rover volition beryllium drilling into Kings Canyon, an country wrong the ample Gediz Vallis connected Mars named aft Kings Canyon National Park.

According to NASA, the country was selected for the sampling campaign aft it was determined that it was harmless to drill and met the criteria for sampling.

Scientists accidental erstwhile the run officially commences connected the archetypal sol (solar day), extracted worldly volition beryllium characterized, and the drill tract volition beryllium cleaned utilizing the RAGE enactment (Rotate to Agitate Granules for Expulsion).

This representation captures the rover limb conducting the preload trial connected "Kings Canyon" to find whether the people is harmless to drill. Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech

Additional tests including laser investigation and long-distance distant microscopic imaging volition beryllium performed during the pursuing sols to survey the materials extracted from the drilling.