Mystery solved

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Mystery solved

SteveS — 1/25/2013 3:08:47 PM (archived)

Looks like the rover did it on purpose.

http://ut-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/721593main_pia16711-43_1024-7681-580x435.jpg

MAHLI took the close-up images of a rock target named “Sayunei” on Jan 22 (Sol 165), located near the front-left wheel after the rover had driven over and scuffed the area to break up rocks in an effort to try and expose fresh material, free of obscuring dust.

There does look like there is a scuff mark on Rob's pic.

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What cause this little "explosion". - RobVG - 1/24/2013 2:54:47 AM
- Why not a small meteor hitting it obliquely? - bowser - 1/28/2013 5:04:59 AM
  - I believe that would be "meteorite" :) - RobVG - 1/29/2013 1:58:35 AM
    - All of that is true, and I considered it carefully before making my reasoned post. - bowser - 1/29/2013 2:13:55 AM
      - Well then, correct ye may be... - RobVG - 1/29/2013 3:13:31 AM
- a single outcrop is worth a thousand words, or more... - podrock - 1/26/2013 1:56:10 AM
- Mystery solved - SteveS - 1/25/2013 3:08:47 PM
- Re: What cause this little "explosion". - TB - 1/24/2013 6:56:13 PM
- A bigger picture - Robert - 1/24/2013 5:59:53 PM
  - lower-left detail - Robert - 1/24/2013 6:14:45 PM
- Drilling gone wild? - SteveS - 1/24/2013 2:57:16 PM
  - I dont know, It just looked mechanical to me and there doesn't appear to be any rover tracks or scratches - RobVG - 1/24/2013 3:15:46 PM
    - Actually when I think about it - SteveS - 1/24/2013 4:12:03 PM

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