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"The Internet was instantly awash with theories as to why the two photographs would be different, especially as the rover, which is the largest spacecraft ever sent to another planet, landed on its own with no direct control from NASA mission control.
Furthermore, the rover was acting autonomously, meaning that scientists did not command the robot to photograph the exact views containing the blotch."
There are 2 different pictures one that has some sort of blog and with nothing.
Originally posted by LiberalSceptic
Whatever that "thing" is, it sure looks like it is a part of the rover.
2nd
Woops, looked at the wrong place. It is the thing in the horizon they talk about?
No idea about that. Perhaps a duststorm?
Or dirt on the dustcover.edit on 9-8-2012 by LiberalSceptic because: (no reason given)