NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Faces a Particularly Prickly Power Puzzle

After successfully drilling at “Mammoth Lakes 2,” the Curiosity mission team strategized power use for Mars research, integrating environmental observations and remote sensing into the weekend’s activities. All our patient waiting has been rewarded, as the NASA Curiosity Mars rover team was greeted with the news that our drill attempt of “Mammoth Lakes 2” was successful! You can see the drill hole in the image above, as well as the first place we attempted just to the left (see image …