NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, at its Rocknest5 A4 F3 U( L! ~. O" u* [( s- e) c
sample-collection site, Gale crater, Mars, on 31 October 2012. # w g2 d" g C2 z6 Z+ X) nThis is a mosaic of 59 images acquired by the Mars Hand Lens 5 @! E: w5 m7 q) A( v6 XImager, a camera mounted at the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm7 e( M7 ^9 v% |3 i2 n
(both partly not visible during imaging and cropped out during8 c& r- i1 r# P2 `' Y- x: o( S. o! o
processing). Four scoop troughs are shown; a fi fth was created after 4 ~: p5 s$ N- R: O0 e5 R: tthe mosaic was obtained. The width of each rover wheel is 40 cm. 1 T* b3 Q5 Z/ M6 o+ `1 r/ jSee page 1475. ^& U# Y& V4 |# m