The Curiosity is about to drill its first nose on Mars

The Mars probe by NASA's Curiosity will soon make its first straight drill into the surface of the red planet, AFP quoted officials as saying. .

In addition, scientists in this $ 2.5 billion mission also explain the nature of a small "Martian flower" , causing "fever" of the online community over the past few days.

According to scientist Aileen Yingst of the US Planetary Science Institute, the image taken by the Curiosity vessel shows an object that looks like a flower, in fact it may be a large mineral particle or a stone.

Stone "John Klein" - where the ship Curiosity made its drill

"All of these are sedimentary rocks, suggesting that Mars has had positive environments for fluid to exist , " said scientist Yingst, adding that "the size of the particles is different for us." know about the status of different flows ".

Now Curiosity is heading straight to a flat rock with translucent stone veins, where scientists hope to find evidence of the existence of water on the red planet.

"Drilling into the rock to collect specimens is the most difficult task of the mission since the Curiosity vessel landed on Mars (August 6, 2012)," said Richard Cook, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA said.

It is known that where the Curiosity ship put its drill on is called "John Klein" stone - named after the deputy director of the Mars Science Laboratory, who died in 2012. Curiosity will analyze specimens obtained to determine their mineral composition and chemical properties.

According to AFP, the mission of the Curiosity vessel can last for at least two years, aiming to study the environment of Mars, paving the way for a mission to send people to the red planet in the future.

US President Barack Obama has also recently announced that he will send people to Mars by 2030.