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u/paulhammond5155, Top contributor
7 hours ago
‘Debris Shield’ viewed from ~50 meters. The ‘Lookout’ to the helipad is ~55 meters. So we could expect a great view of the 1st flight.
What is the object behind the rocks to the right of the shield?
paulhammond5155, Top contributor
6 hours ago · edited 2 hours ago
What is the object behind the rocks to the right of the shield?
That’s the Bellypan that was below the Adaptive Caching Assembly (ACA) which was released about 4 weeks after landing to provide the Sample Handling Assembly (mini robotic arm) that moves the sample tubes during operations the room it needed to work. The Bellypan protected the ACA during the latter parts of Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL)
Hot diggity.