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A view inside the Curiosity SAM inlet

A view inside the Curiosity SAM inlet
A view inside the Curiosity SAM inlet On sol 2155, Curiosity used its Mastcam to take a look at the condition of one of the two SAM instrument inlets on the rover deck. The spring-loaded cover is open, revealing the relatively clean funnel that accepts samples dropped from the arm turret. NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS