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Curiosity drills at Cumberland, sol 279 (before-and-after flicker gif)

Curiosity drills at Cumberland, sol 279 (before-and-after flicker gif)
Curiosity drills at Cumberland, sol 279 (before-and-after flicker gif) On sol 279 (May 18, 2013), Curiosity drilled at a second site, named Cumberland. NASA / JPL / MSSS / Emily Lakdawalla

The "before" image has been processed to reduce the distracting effect of a shadow that crossed half the image. See here and here for the original frames.