Clear covers though, in case they didn't pop off as expected. Clever! Somewhat r...

		Wingman4l7 on Aug 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: This is what Curiosity saw as it landed on Mars Clear covers though, in case they didn't pop off as expected. Clever! Somewhat related, and perhaps my favorite facepalm moment in space probe history: "...the titanium lens cap on Venera 14 landed precisely on the area which was targeted by the soil compression probe." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera#Venera_camera_failures_a...)

Good idea, dust is one thing but imagine if it was wet and warm enough for mud!