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Old 26-02-2014, 11:36 PM
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Curiosity Rover

The wheels are looking really bad
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-ima...002E1_DXXX.jpg
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http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/
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Old 27-02-2014, 03:46 PM
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Dents and dust... I thought that would be expected wear given what it is designed to do?
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Old 27-02-2014, 04:48 PM
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There are some quite nasty holes. They were, of course, anticipating some but they are a bit surprised at how many they have at this point in the mission. This contributed to the decision to drive over Dingo Gap in search of a smoother path.

There's a very detailed discussion about this happening on UMSF if anyone's interested:
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/i...=180&start=180
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Old 27-02-2014, 06:33 PM
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It looks like cheap plastic wheels.. Like a fracture you would get on one of those old Green Machine things
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Old 28-02-2014, 03:06 AM
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Everyone knows your nice alloy wheels are going to get 'gutter rash' eventually. Anyway, I think it just needs a wash and a turtle wax. We obviously need to send a Car Lovers to Mars.
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Old 28-02-2014, 10:56 AM
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I hope they're in RACV.
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