Comments on: For the 4th time Curiosity’s drill fails to penetrate marker layer https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Star Bird https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396870 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:09:15 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396870 They didn.t sharpen it

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396847 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:33:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396847 Its not the hardness of the rock.
I have used a coring drill do drill through large quartz rocks used as aggregate in cement. Took forever but it worked.

The problem here is that the drill is on a long arm and gets no leverage. In fact I am not even sure if its own weight is allowed to push on the drill head.

]]> By: Chris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396835 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:26:31 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396835 I seem to remember some experimentation where rocks were made much harder by baking the water out of them. I searched the web looking for data on this but to no avail.

Ring any bells?

]]> By: Col Beausabre https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396830 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:44:07 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396830 Weighs too much or costs too much…..I know, on a billion dollar mission….

]]> By: Philip L horner https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396829 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:37:12 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396829 That’s not a carbide drill bit?

]]> By: pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/for-the-4th-time-curiositys-drill-fails-to-penetrate-marker-layer/#comment-1396726 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:27:13 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=92676#comment-1396726 I can not wait until we get a real AI tool up there.
Like a real human.

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