Curiosity: Sol 615, April 30, 2014

MAHLI images the test drill hole in Windjana, which produced dark tailings. The camera was about 11 centimeters (4.5 inches) from the outcrop. UPDATE: The hole is 0.63 inch (1.6 centimeters) in diameter and about 0.8 inch (2 centimeters) deep.

NASA description: NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the turret at the end of the rover’s robotic arm, on April 30, 2014, Sol 615 of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission, at 00:46:58 UTC. When this image was obtained, the focus motor count position was 13546. This number indicates the internal… [More at link]

Sol 615 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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