The Drill we sent to Mars - Smarter Every Day 143
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Hey it's me Destinwelcome back to Smarter Every Day.This is my drill press.Out of all things that humans could send up to Marson a nuclear powered robot,a drill was one of the most important things we sent.And the reason we did this,well think about this.This is the board and you've seen tree rings right?If we were to drill into this board,and then analyze the shavings that come out of that hole,because of the tree rings we could go back in time and understandwhat was going on in this board when the tree was younger right?That's exactly why they sent a drill to Mars.We want to understand if there were organic moleculesinside the rocks of Mars when they formed.But in order to do that you have to drill below the surfaceand then analyze the powder.B...
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Hey it's me Destinwelcome back to Smarter Every Day.This is my drill press.Out of all things that humans could send up to Marson a nuclear powered robot,a drill was one of the most important things we sent.And the reason we did this,well think about this.This is the board and you've seen tree rings right?If we were to drill into this board,and then analyze the shavings that come out of that hole,because of the tree rings we could go back in time and understandwhat was going on in this board when the tree was younger right?That's exactly why they sent a drill to Mars.We want to understand if there were organic moleculesinside the rocks of Mars when they formed.But in order to do that you have to drill below the surfaceand then analyze the powder.B...
