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Despite the fragile nature of the target bedrock, we appear to have sampled successfully here, a ways down the hill from our last sampling site. In the recent past, more solid-looking material has crumbled when drilled, so I'm sure the rover team is happy with this one!
Looking at the CacheCam, it appears to be another short core.
We'll have to wait for the official length when the update the sample page, but it looks fairly deep in the sample tube.
