Now fast-forward to 2013, where in the past few weeks the Curiosity rover has been drilling into some different rocks half a planet away, inside a deep basin formed by the Gale impact crater.

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Gale improved that, before adding a second-half drop goal, Damien Blanch replying with a late consolation.

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Gale followed lbw three runs later, having completed a solid half-century off 76 balls.

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