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ESA’s Rosalind Franklin twin rover

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:48 pm
by Graeme1858
ESA’s Rosalind Franklin twin rover on Earth has drilled down and extracted samples 1.7 metres into the ground – much deeper than any other martian rover has ever attempted.


https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration ... or_ExoMars

Re: ESA’s Rosalind Franklin twin rover

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:00 pm
by helicon
Very interesting Graeme. Thanks for the share.

Re: ESA’s Rosalind Franklin twin rover

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:51 pm
by GCoyote
Agreed. The article illustrated the complexity of even a seemingly simple task like drilling a hole in the ground when done on an alien world.