Curiosity Rover Prepares to Drill at Mars's Nazca Block
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Curiosity is a science machine on Mars.
- A2
The Curiosity rover moved to a new spot on Mars.
- B1
After the Basque Lakes drill campaign, the Curiosity rover moved a few meters from the Chiu Chiu block.
- B2
After the Basque Lakes drill campaign, the Curiosity rover moved a few meters from the Chiu Chiu block during Sols 5043 to 5049.
- C1
Having completed its Basque Lakes drill campaign, the Curiosity rover moved a few meters from a rock block called Chiu Chiu during Sols 5043 to 5049.
- C2
Having wrapped up its Basque Lakes drill campaign, the Curiosity rover rolled a few meters from a rock block called Chiu Chiu during Sols 5043 to 5049.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- campaign
- a planned series of actions to achieve a special goal
- approve
- to officially agree to a plan or request
- lump
- a small, solid piece of something without a regular shape
- fluid
- a substance that flows easily, such as water or gas
- overlapping
- covering part of the same space or area as something else
- makeup
- the different parts or materials that form something
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.