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Curiosity's tires imprinting "JPL" in Morse code

For awhile now I've been scratching my head trying to figure out why Curiosity's wheels have two different tread patterns. One is a conventional atv sand pattern and the other has a pattern with open holes. I thought that the openings might act as some type of inverse cleat. But "noooo". It's part of its autonomous driving system.

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/682308main_pia16112-43_946-710.jpg

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