Two Different Sets of Wheel Tracks?

7 years 5 months ago #8840 by Todd

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I put the two wheel threads together.

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7 years 5 months ago #8841 by Todd

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This is track degradation after just one sol.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS original

Also the reason the tread design has altered patterns is so the tracks leave behind Morse Code spelling "JPL."
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/news/msl20120829f.html

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7 years 5 months ago #8842 by Todd

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I think the differences between the examples you provide are based on camera perspective, since various patches of the ground in that area are not level but vary in angle.

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7 years 5 months ago #8844 by admin15

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Guys, back to the old question......is the rover really on Mars? The second set of tracks opens up all possibilities.

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7 years 5 months ago #8845 by RocketDawg

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admin15 wrote:
Guys, back to the old question......is the rover really on Mars? The second set of tracks opens up all possibilities.

Yeah, it's there. I'll wait til I see an 18-wheeler drive by to think it's not.

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7 years 5 months ago #8846 by ??

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Whichever explanation requires the fewest assumptions is the scientific one, FWIW.

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