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This picture will be a core part of the conspiracy theories in five years.
by PeterBB 14y ago
This picture will be a core part of the conspiracy theories in five years.
- Retric 14y agoYea, I wonder if they still have the 55 pictures they stitched this together from.
- madmaze 14y agosadly that is most likely the truth. I already saw some convo about people claiming some of the images were fake or doctored. Perhaps these people dont quite understand how mosaics work
- frisco 14y agoThe crazy part being the third-person perspective. From the perspective (stitching?), it looks like the camera isn't attached to the rover.
- DanBC 14y ago"SUPPOSED TO BE DRY MARTIAN DUST? HOW COME IT STICKS TO DRY WHEELS THEN?" etc etc.
- waterlesscloud 14y agoWhy does the dry martian dust stick to the dry wheels? An electrostatic effect?
- waterlesscloud 14y agoReplying to myself. I asked Emily Lakdawalla on Twitter. She's a journalist for The Planetary Society website, has great info on all the rover stuff. Rodney Ramsey: @elakdawalla Maybe you can answer a curious Q for me... Why does Mars dust stick to Curiosity's wheels? Emily Lakdawalla: @RodneyRamsey Electrostatic! The dust is extremely fine, Mars super dry.