Crews then turned to placing a cap over the pipe -- not to stop it, but to direct at least some of the oil to ships on the surface.

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In its seven-minute descent, the Curiosity craft must brake from 13, 200 miles per hour to a gentle stop on the Martian surface.

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Currently, the most advanced technology available is being used to try and stop a leak that is more than 5, 000 feet under the surface.

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The report came after a Cuadrilla site in Lancashire had to stop test fracking in 2011 after two small earthquakes were felt at the surface.

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