Тестовые раскопки MSL Curiosity

This video, presented at four times actual speed, shows a test using an engineering model of the soil scoop for NASA s Mars rover Curiosity. The scoop dips to about 1. 4 inches (3. 5 centimeters) deep. This test took place at NASA s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. , in 2011. Curiosity s scoop will collect soil samples to be sieved, processed and delivered to analytical instruments inside the rover. Credit: NASA, JPLCaltech