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Post #1987800
2026-05-03 03:01 UTC
@PaulHammond51 Do you know how many drill bits curiosity has left? A good win if they didn't need to abandon one.
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@PaulHammond51@fosstodon.org 2026-05-03 04:42
@dvshkn The drill bit that was stuck is the original bit they landed with back in 2012. They have 2 new (complete) drill bit assemblies (DBA) mounted on the front of the rover. I'm hoping the original DBA is ok as several years ago there was a separate issue that left the drill feed fully extended. That could make it very difficult to swap a DBA. I'm assuming JPL have already tested / practiced such a swap using the scarecrow rover, but I've never seen that process documented.