NASA spotted that bright spot after deploying the scooping robotic arm for the first time, after its first scooping.[1] You can see the scoop full of sand very

NASA spotted that bright spot after deploying the scooping robotic arm for the first time, after its first scooping.[1] You can see the scoop full of sand very clearly on the images. This kind of maneuver (sampling martian stuff) is certainly crucial for Curiosity's mission. You would guess that they were watching this first very carefully, with a lot of engineers, scientists and attention. All of this makes me think that they spotted this bright thing with bare eyes. [1] http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia16225.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/pia16225.ht...