https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiosity-checks-out-its-wheels/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiosity-checks-out-its-wheels/#comment-1106098 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:08:58 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=72557#comment-1106098 Hopefully the wheels have airow? gel in them to prevent the sand or rocks from entering the holes making the machine heavier, slowing the rover down

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiosity-checks-out-its-wheels/#comment-1105954 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:03:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=72557#comment-1105954 A can of Fix-A-Flat should do the job.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiosity-checks-out-its-wheels/#comment-1105935 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:54:40 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=72557#comment-1105935 Akin to AAA, we should invest in Rover Tire Repair.
Fly up, swap it out, return the embedded samples.

]]> https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/curiosity-checks-out-its-wheels/#comment-1105928 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 00:18:52 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=72557#comment-1105928 Looks like two new Morse characters are added to Curiosity’s wheels: a ‘T’ on number 5 and a ‘E’ on number 6 (looks like it will soon become an ‘I’.
For those of you who do not know, on the wheels are the Morse Code characters ‘JPL’ (· – – – · – – · · – · ·). They are not displayed on this photo.

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