We now have material within Curiosity for the SAM mass spectrometer and the CheMin X-ray Diffraction. The image taken with the left lens of MastCam shows the inlets for SAM, on top of the main body of the rover. These were shut after the sieved, drilled material was dropped in from the sample handling system CHIMRA on the robotic arm. Taking MastCam photographs like this helps check there is no solid contamination.
February 27th 2013 Sol 200
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This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards... I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions. You can also follow the planetary science activities with @LeicsPlanets Professor John Bridges, School of Physics and Astronomy
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