Windblown Sand from the Rocknest Drift

NASA Mars rover Curiosity acquired close-up views of sands in the Rocknest wind drift to document the nature of the material that the rover scooped, sieved and delivered to the CheMin and SAM instruments in October and November 2012.

NASA Mars rover Curiosity acquired close-up views of sands in the Rocknest wind drift to document the nature of the material that the rover scooped, sieved and delivered to the CheMin and SAM instruments in October and November 2012.