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Why didn't Opportunity prod the puffballs with its arm to see if they are squishy?
by mseepgood 5y ago
Why didn't Opportunity prod the puffballs with its arm to see if they are squishy?
- YeGoblynQueenne 5y agoBecause it felt squeamish.
- raldi 5y agoThese photos are from like sol 965; it’s currently well into the 3,000s. The rover would have to backtrack significantly.
- mseepgood 5y agoSounds like a missed opportunity.
- slim 5y agoThey are a few millimeters wide. Opportunitys arm is probably physically unable to grab them
- mklingen 5y agoIt did! It found them to be hard, and empty.NASA studies strongly suggest they are just hematite accretions. https://www.intechopen.com/books/mineralogy-significance-and-applications/hematite-spherules-on-mars https://www.intechopen.com/books/mineralogy-significance-and...