An Avalanche on TEGA

One of the main tasks for sol 14 was to shake the TEGA instrument to help some material pass through the outer mesh using a built-in mechanical shaker designed for this task. In this animation you can see movement of some material dumped onto the instrument that was caused by this activity.

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LightSail

LightSail

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AKATSUKI Message Plate

The message plate that will be attached to the Venus Climate Orbiter AKATSUKI (PLANET-C)

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