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Description	English: 09.12.2012 Getting Ready for Sampling on Mars This image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows the cover on an inlet that will receive powdered rock and soil samples for analysis. It was taken by Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Curiosity's 36th Martian day, or sol, of operations on Mars (Sept. 11, 2012). MAHLI was about 8 inches (20 centimeters) away from the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) sample inlet when it took the picture. When the cover is open, Curiosity will be able to drop samples into the inlet so scientists can identify and quantify the minerals in the samples. The cover has a diameter of 2.67 inches (6.77 centimeters). The image also shows sand and angular and rounded pebbles that were deposited on the rover deck when it landed. Engineers and scientists have been using images like these to check out instruments since Curiosity landed on Mars on Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6, 2012 EDT). Polski: 31.10.2012. Zdjęcie to, z pokładu łazika Curiosity NASA pokazuje pokrywę wlotu, który będzie odbierał sproszkowane skały i próbki gruntu marsjańskiego do analizy. Zdjęcie zostało zrobione przez Marsjańską Ręczną Kamerę ang. Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), w 36 marsjańskim dniu, lub słonecznym, operacji łazika Curiosity na powierzchni Marsa (11 września 2012). Kamera MAHLI była oddalona około 20 cm, od wlotu próbek urządzenia Chemia i Mineralogia (Chemin) kiedy wykonywała to zdjęcie. Gdy pokrywa jest otwarta, Curiosity jest w stanie wrzucić próbki do wlotu, tak że naukowcy są w stanie zidentykować analizowane minerały. Średnica pokrywy wynosi 6.77 centymetrów. Zdjęcie to, pokazuje również piasek i poszarpane kamyki, i zaokrąglone kamyki, które zostały przechwycone przez pokład łazika, poczas lądowania. Naukowcy i inżynierowie za pomocą zdjęć takich jak to, sprawdzali urządzenia łazika Curiosity po wylądowaniu na powierzchni Marsa 5 sierpnia 2012 r. PDT (06 sierpnia 2012 EDT)
Date	Taken on 12 September 2012, 03:56:47
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