thought this was cool especially since we just heard about this at the Frontiers of Science  lecture  Enid Mars Rover Curiosity Drills 1st Hole into Huge Martian Mountain |   | |   | |   |   |   |   |   | | Mars Rover Curiosity Drills 1st Hole into Huge Martian M...On Wednesday (Sept. 24), the 1-ton Curiosity rover drilled 2.6 inches (6.7 centimeters) into an outcrop at the base of the towering Mount Sharp, which rises 3.4 mil... | | | | View on www.space.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | |   |