... Tonight's Sky . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Mars rover preparing to drill into first martian rock . Curiosity will be the first rover to drill and ingest samples from a martian rock, which it then will analyze for information about the objectт??s mineral and chemical composition. ... This view shows the patch of veined, flat-lying rock selected as the first drilling site for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...