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Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Collects Sample - A Space First
Feb 9, 2013

Curiosity Rover Drills Into Mars Rock, Collects Sample - A Space FirstNASA's Curiosity rover has drilled into a Martian rock and collected samples, marking the first time any robot has ever performed this complicated maneuver on the surface of another planet.


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