FOX News: Ready, set, drill: NASA's Curiosity rover being readied to begin drilling into a Martian rock

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Ready, set, drill: NASA's Curiosity rover being readied to begin drilling into a Martian rock Jan 15th 2013, 20:30 Published January 15, 2013 Associated Press Jan. 10, 2013: The patch of veined, flat-lying rock selected as the first drilling site for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. The area is shot full of fractures and veins, with the intervening rock also containing concretions, which are small spherical concentrations of minerals. At right, three boxes, each about 4 inches across, designate enlargements on the right that illustrate attributes of the area.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS LOS ANGELES –  NASA says the Curiosity rover should be ready to begin drilling on Mars soon. It's the most highly anticipated milestone since the six-wheel, nuclear-powered rover landed near the Martian equator five months ago. Mission managers outlined the drilling plan Tuesday. Project manager Richard Cook says the team has chosen the site where Curiosity will test its drill for the first time. The spot contains a diverse sample of rocks that the rover can pick from. Curiosity will drive to the location in the next several days and begin drilling in the next two weeks. The team named the drilling site "John Klein" after a deputy project manager who died in 2011. Curiosity is on a two-year mission to determine whether the dusty, cold planet was habitable. Related Stories What did our ancient ancestors look like? NASA unveils last video by spacecraft that crashed into moon Emperor Palpatine, Galactic Empire scoff as US disavows Death Star The end is nigh? Doomsday clock holds at 5 to midnight

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