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Curiosity Unpins Stubborn Martian Rock After Week-Long Struggle

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Curiosity Unpins Stubborn Martian Rock After Week-Long Struggle
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NASA’s Curiosity rover briefly stuck a 13‑kilogram rock named Atacama to its drill for about a week on Mars; after the team tilted, rotated, and vibrated the drill, the rock released and fractured on the ground, while the rover continues to contend with wheel wear after nearly 14 years on the Martian surface.

Topics:sciencespace#curiosity-rover#drilling#mars#nasa#robotic-arm#space
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  1. Curiosity Rover Got its Arm Stuck in a Martian Rock  PetaPixel
  2. NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock  NASA Science (.gov)
  3. A 29-pound Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage for 6 days (video)  Space
  4. Curiosity Drilled Into a Rock on Mars And Gave Scientists a Big Surprise  ScienceAlert
  5. Watch NASA’s Curiosity Rover Unstick Itself From a Rock  Nautilus | Science

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