The NASA rover investigating Mars submitted new information on Wednesday, catching its first effective endeavor in coring a Mars rock test.

Past endeavors at examining Martian rocks neglected to collect because of the example breaking. This time, authorities are certain that the Perseverance rover caught silt parts dependent on photographs from inside the assortment tube.

Tests are gathered with a turning percussive drill that runs a seven-foot mechanical arm which concentrates tests and gathers them in a cylinder marginally thicker than a pencil.

The rock that Perseverance bored into was generally the size of a portfolio and was essential for a ridgeline over a large portion of a mile long and loaded with rocks and rock outcrops, or rock developments apparent on a superficial level.

Introductory pictures uncovered that Perseverance’s drill effectively gathered and held samples of the rock core.

“The project got its first cored rock under its belt, and that’s a phenomenal accomplishment,” said Jennifer Trosper, the project manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “The team determined a location, and selected and cored a viable and scientifically valuable rock. We did what we came to do. We will work through this small hiccup with the lighting conditions in the images and remain encouraged that there is sample in this tube.”

Rock samples from Mars remain to give understanding into the microbial life in the world and uncover more with regards to its environment and geographical history.