NASA’s Curiosity rover group noticed a weird-looking object on Mars this 7 days and nervous it may be a piece of spacecraft particles.
The rover snapped an graphic of a slim, light-weight-coloured product laying on leading of the reddish floor. It stands out from the encompassing floor.
Curiosity’s Earth handlers labeled the enigmatic piece as ‘Pettegrove Stage Overseas Item Particles.’ Pettegrove Stage is the location the rover is at the moment discovering inside of the Gale Crater on Mars.
There was some problem the rover may have dropped a piece of alone. ‘In reality, it was identified to be a really slim flake of rock, so we can all relaxation effortless tonight — Curiosity has not started to lose its pores and skin,’ Curiosity team member Brittney Cooper declared, following a nearer appear.
Curiosity acquired a far better look at of the rock by employing its ChemCam to zoom in and recognize it as a normal piece of the Mars landscape.
The Curiosity group experienced a reputable problem when it arrived to pinpointing the item. In 2012, the rover noticed an similarly mysterious bright object on the surface that turned out to be a small piece of plastic substance lose from the rover.
At minimum this time, Curiosity looks to be keeping alone with each other just good.