Is this an insect on the rover???

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3 years 8 months ago #16454 by ben evans

Is this an insect on the rover??? was created by ben evans

Hello, hope all is well with everyone.. I was watching a video on the sounds of the lasers being used on rocks on mars.. at 0:57 in the video I saw what looks to me like an insect on the rovers cam or in the air.. I think it strongly resembles an "ANT" but it could just be dust or soil blowing around in the wind.. What do you all think???

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3 years 8 months ago #16456 by Todd

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Hi Ben.

It looks to me like a missing pixel on the camera, similar to the one on the Curiosity right Mastcam. Here is an example from Sol 635, the missing pixel is close to the upper middle.

mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/165022/?site=msl

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