NASA's Mars rover curiosity, dig out its first Martian soil samples of this weekend, scientists announced today (October 4,).
1 tons of curiosity house patch called "Rocknest" in the beach last Wednesday, October 3,). Mission scientists think, the robot's bail activity, should be on Saturday, October 6) start, smoothly if everything goes according to plan a good place.
Curious gourd ladle system, it is located in the 7 - feet (2.1 meters) mechanical arm at the end of the year, is designed to provide the sample to 2 analysis instrument of lunar rover body - SAM (sample analysis Mars) and Sherman (chemical and mineralogical). But Mars sand from the initial scoops of not so far, on the contrary, it will be used to remove processing system, the researchers said.
"We want to make sure that the first samples, we analysis is clear Mars, so we take these steps to remove any remaining material from the earth, the likelihood is our sample treatment system on the wall," curiosity sampling system scientists Joel Hurowitz, NASA's jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena, California's, said in a statement.
Cleaning method is basically sand, curiosity for several hours violent vibration sampling system. [7 biggest Mars mystery]
"We effectively use [sand] cleaning our oral, right, three times, and then kind of vomit up," jet propulsion laboratory, "Daniel Limonadi, curious surface sampling phase advance, today told reporters.
SAM and CHEMIN core scientific instruments ship's curiosity, and pursue, in order to determine whether Mars ever able to support microbial life is very important. Mars rover team, so make sure feeding two instrument sampling the normal work of the system, so they are going to take their time test things.
In fact, curiosity are likely to remain Rocknest in the next two to three weeks, and soil first down to SAM and CHEMIN analysis, drawing to a close, the players said.
Curiosity task manager mike Watkins jet propulsion laboratory, said: "this is the most complex things. This is a EDL, similar challenges, you know, to get these samples by the system, refers to the tragic bachelors in, decline and landing Martian winds internal August 5, in the evening, the crater.
"Together we bear, because here we through the next few weeks," he added.
Curiosity is a websites for greer, in three different types of Mars terrain together. Greer (Glenelg) a eastern about 330 feet (100 meters) Rocknest, the researchers said, curiosity will again hit the road, the scoop test.
Once the greer (Glenelg), roaming the team is likely to start looking for the right rock test curiosity first practice. Watkins said, the drill will be complex check-out, at least as long as the house first bail activity.
Although the curiosity to rumble greer (Glenelg), lunar rover main scientific goal is sharp, the basis of the mountains rise high 3.4 miles (5.5 kilometers), distance from the center of the gale crater. Located at the foot of mountain appeared long ago come into contact with liquid water.
Mountain sharpe interesting mineral deposits located in about 6 miles (10 km) away from the curious landing site. This detector can be prepared by the end of this year began the long walk, the scientists said.




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