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How far can a dentist's drill go?
 
8 April 2003

The corer is designed to extract samples to a depth of up to 1 centimetre, consumes less than 2 Watts power, and weighs less than 400 grams.

Credits: Industrial Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 
 
The Beagle 2 lander
The Beagle 2 lander, to be carried on ESA's Mars Express, is equipped with a suite of instruments designed to look for evidence of life on Mars

Credits: ESA
 
 
Dr T.C. Ng at work at his dentist's surgery
Dr Ng has been a dentist for 25 years. A dental X-ray machine and polishing instrument is visible behind him.

Credits: Dr T.C. Ng
 
 
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