First Use of Mars Rover Curiosity Dust Removal Tool

This image from the Mars Hand Lens Imager on NASA Mars rover Curiosity shows the patch of rock cleaned by the first use of the rover Dust Removal Tool DRT. The tool is a motorized, wire-bristle brush on the turret at the end of the rover arm.

This image from the Mars Hand Lens Imager on NASA Mars rover Curiosity shows the patch of rock cleaned by the first use of the rover Dust Removal Tool DRT. The tool is a motorized, wire-bristle brush on the turret at the end of the rover arm.