Curiosity brushes 'Bonanza king' target anticipating fourth red planet rock drilling
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 09:06
in Astronomy & Space
Eagerly eyeing her next drill site on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover laid the groundwork by brushing the chosen rock target called 'Bonanza King' on Wednesday, Aug. 17, Sol 722, with the Dust Removal Tool (DRT) and collecting high resolution imagery with the Mast Camera (Mastcam) to confirm the success of the operation.