Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek

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In Short: NASA's Curiosity rover successfully drilled into its 48th rock target, named 'Basque Lakes,' in the Cache Creek quad of Gale crater.

NASA's Curiosity rover has entered a new area of geological diversity within Gale crater, named the Cache Creek quad, after a region in British Columbia, Canada.

Curiosity recently drilled into a rock target named 'Basque Lakes,' marking its 48th drilling operation since landing on Mars.

According to NASA, the drilling operation aims to gather information about the depositional and alteration history of the rock exposure.

This week's drilling is part of Curiosity's ongoing exploration of the Martian surface, which has included a 38-kilometer trek with over 1 kilometer of elevation gain.

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