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I was looking at a visually impressive Panoramic 360 video derived from photographs taken by Curiosity Rover.
I noticed something curious, what looks like small pieces of gravel scattered across the back of the rover:
Is that debris flicked or blown onto the rover during the landing?
Yes, Curiosity got showered with gravel and sand as the skycrane flew away. One of the wind sensors was broken in the process: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-19338870
