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http://i.imgur.com/hFoHy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hFoHy.jpg The cloudy stuff is dust from the powered descent. The top bit lowered the MSL down via cables which
by skeletonjelly 14y ago
http://i.imgur.com/hFoHy.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hFoHy.jpg
The cloudy stuff is dust from the powered descent. The top bit lowered the MSL down via cables which were 20m long, so the distance was short enough to blow up the dust but far away enough to not cause too much disturbance (they were worried about damaging the MSL)
- jessriedel 14y agoYea, I know the general idea. You're probably right, but how can you tell part of the dust wasn't already there?
- skeletonjelly 14y agoDust from where? Earth? The MSL is assembled in a clean room. You can see how much dust was stirred up in the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I&feature=g-wl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGMDXy-Y1I&feature=g-wl
- jessriedel 14y agoThere are dust storms on Mars, even with its thin atmosphere. I'm not sure why you linked me to the original post.
- skeletonjelly 14y agoThe image? Referring to this: > When does the parachute detach? When is the sky crane activated?