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OhArgh | 13 years ago

There is something hidden by a black square at the far end of the vehicle.

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nullc|13 years ago

Nothing is 'hidden'— the image is a stitched panorama from many smaller images, and they didn't (yet?) transfer some of the images which only cover the rover, presumably because looking at the rover is scientifically uninteresting. The black areas are just the boundaries of the missing images.

smackfu|13 years ago

It seems to just be a glitch in this copy of the pano. This other one is fine: http://www.360pano.eu/show/?id=731

seanlinmt|13 years ago

wouldn't that black spot just be the mount that's holding the camera?

Synthetase|13 years ago

That's definitely the MMRTG or its nuclear battery. My guess would be the Department of Energy doesn't want too much about it floating around.

biesnecker|13 years ago

Though it's not like photos of the MMRTG don't exist (e.g., http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av028/111117mmrtg/)

nollidge|13 years ago

There are already lots of pictures of it. Quite sure the DoE doesn't care at all.

nikic|13 years ago

What are the reasons for hiding it?