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MARSDAILY
Checking a Bright Object on the Ground
by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 10, 2012


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Curiosity's first scooping activity appeared to go well on Oct. 7.

Subsequently, the rover team decided to refrain from using the rover's robotic arm on Oct. 8 due to the detection of a bright object on the ground that might be a piece from the rover.

Instead of arm activities during the 62nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, Curiosity is acquiring additional imaging of the object to aid the team in identifying the object and assessing possible impact, if any, to sampling activities.

Sol 62, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, will end at 12:23 a.m. Oct. 9, PDT (3:23 a.m., EDT)

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