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they seemed to be expecting dust on the hazcams, which i think i remember them saying (it was very early..) still had covers on them for the first shots.
by papalalu 14y ago
they seemed to be expecting dust on the hazcams, which i think i remember them saying (it was very early..) still had covers on them for the first shots.
- Wingman4l7 14y agoClear covers though, in case they didn't pop off as expected. Clever! Somewhat related, and perhaps my favorite facepalm moment in space probe history: "...the titanium lens cap on Venera 14 landed precisely on the area which was targeted by the soil compression probe." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera#Venera_camera_failures_and_success http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera#Venera_camera_failures_a...)
- dhughes 14y agoGood idea, dust is one thing but imagine if it was wet and warm enough for mud!