NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the drill on the end of its robotic arm to collect a sample from a rock nicknamed Sequoia on Oct. 17, 2023, the 3,980th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mission was naming science targets after locations in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range at the time this sample was collected. This image was captured by the rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the drill on the end of its robotic arm to collect a sample from a rock nicknamed Sequoia on Oct. 17, 2023, the 3,980th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The mission was naming science targets after locations in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range at the time this sample was collected. This image was captured by the rover's Mast Camera, or Mastcam.
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