NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill
Credit: Rafael Alanis
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm on April 25. Engineers spent several days […] The post NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill appeared first on NASA Science .