CuriousMars: Triple Sample Set for SAM, as NASA Cheers Revived Plutonium Production
Restarting science operations after 3 weeks of computer problems, the Mars rover Curiosity will be using its robotic arm and the Goddard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) laboratory to process a triple-dose of drilled subsurface rock in a more intense search for organic carbon before April 4, when Mars will move behind the Sun blocking communications until May 1.

3 replies on “Curiosity Rover Back at Work Before Comm Block Sets In”

  1. From 4/4 it’s going to be party time on Mars! All the LGMs can come out and play without fear of the pesky humans seeing them! 

  2. i hope everything is alright there.and if not the scientists and engineers will be able to fix the problem.thanks for this informative post.

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