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As a casual observer, I would think that it is just some bit of material that fell off of the rover.
by chucknelson 14y ago
As a casual observer, I would think that it is just some bit of material that fell off of the rover.
- ceejayoz 14y agoWhich I'd imagine shouldn't ever happen, and that's why they're taking a very cautious approach to using the robotic arm until they can rule that out.
- ktizo 14y agoI wouldn't worry. As anyone who has dismantled technology can tell you, usually anything up to 90% of the small screws in any piece of equipment are entirely unnecessary, and in many cases seem to have manifested themselves spontaneously out of the vacuum. Or possibly the hoover.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoThe best theory I've seen is that it's a piece of foil tape that's crumbled in the harsh cold. Hopefully that's all it is.
- ceejayoz 14y agoThere does appear to be a screw hole with a missing screw, though: http://postimage.org/image/ouvupuniz/full/ http://postimage.org/image/ouvupuniz/full/
- res0nat0r 14y agoCould possibly wire insulation: http://imgur.com/a/HR9DS#0 http://imgur.com/a/HR9DS#0
- junto 14y agoWith a jovial tone, I believe this is a case of Martian littering. Looks like part of a Martian Chips packet to me.