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Mars Rover Curiosity Bounces Back from Electrical Glitch

 Curiosity's main task is to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. The mission has already answered that question in the affirmative, finding that a site in Gale Crater called Yellowknife Bay was indeed habitable billions of years ago.

Curiosity is now engaged in a long trek to the base of the towering Mount Sharp, whose many layers record a history of Mars' changing environmental conditions over time. The rover should reach Mount Sharp sometime around the middle of next year, mission team members have said.

In its return to science operations over the weekend, Curiosity used its robotic arm to deliver powdered rock to some of its onboard instruments. The rover had stored this powder in its arm since drilling into a target rock called "Cumberland" six months ago, NASA officials said.