NASA's Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars' geologic past as it begins grinding into rock surfaces to expose ...

Following this, the rover used its abrasion tool to clean the rock of dust and coatings for detailed scientific interrogation, and the team was wowed by the intriguing rock texture, ...

A stone abrasion tool, dated to be some 350,000 years old, that was found in the Tabun Cave in Mount Carmel. (University of Haifa) ...

Facelifts can sag. Botox is temporary. But modern science has a new way to return youth to weathered faces: the rock abrasion tool (RAT). If your dermatologist hasn’t heard of it, ask your lo… ...

During recent soil-brushing experiments, the rock abrasion tool on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit became covered with dust, as shown here. An abundance of iron oxide minerals in the dust […] ...

Fresh from being given a clean bill of health, NASA's Spirit rover drilled into its first rock on the surface of Mars, scientists said Saturday.

Facelifts can sag. Botox is temporary. But modern science has a new way to return youth to weathered faces: the rock abrasion tool (RAT). If your dermatologist hasn't heard of it, ask your local ...

The sophisticated grinding tool deployed by NASA's rover Opportunity was apparently no match for a chunk of martian rock. The rover was to use its rock abrasion tool Sunday to grind away at a ...