Sampling Mars, Part 1: The Hardware | The Planetary Society Posted by imus on August 20, 2012 Posted in: Astronomy, History-Science-Interesting, Technology, World News. Tagged: science. Some descriptions of the hardware on the Curiosity Rover. Sampling Mars, Part 1: The Hardware | The Planetary Society. Posts navigation ← Panorama of Curiosity’s view on Mars – Chez Damien Bouic astropixie – planetary triangle →