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Mars rover Scooping in Search of Pristine material at Rocknest
Image caption: Time lapse context view of Curiosity maneuvering her robotic arm. Curiosity conducts a close- up examination of windblown ‘Rocknest’ ripple site and inspects sandy material at “bootlike” wheel scuff mark with the APXS (Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer) and MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) instruments positioned on the rotatable turret at the arm’s terminus. … Continue reading "Mars rover Scooping in Search of Pristine material at Rocknest"
Ken Kremer