Wheel Scuff Mark at Rocknest

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.

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.