
NASA Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the Rocknest site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple.
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PIA16205
Date Created
October 4, 2012
Center
JPL
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