Curiosity will use a drill and scoop, which are located at the end of its robotic arm, to gather soil and powdered samples of rock interiors, then sieve and parcel out these samples into the rover's analyticallaboratoryinstruments.
In all, the plutonium-powered, six-wheeled Curiosity carries 10 scientific instruments, including an analyticallaboratory, to process mineral and sediment samples.