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Oct. 12, 2012
Curiosity Rover Gets the ‘Scoop’ on Mars
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Curiosity scooped its first sample of Martian soil on October 7, but activities were halted after a small, bright object — which NASA now says is likely a piece of plastic from the rover — was spotted on the ground. Mike Watkins, Curiosity’s mission manager, provides an update.
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Produced by Denise Chow, Associate Producer
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Michael Watkins
Curiosity Mission Manager
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, California
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