According to Nilton Renno, one of the mission's chief scientists, the blotches on the leg are probably drops of brine.

根据该任务的首席科学家之一尼尔顿·雷诺的说法，支架腿上的斑点非常有可能是盐水滴。

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Dr Renno thinks that when the craft settled, its thrusters melted some of the ice and the resulting mud splashed onto the leg.

雷诺博士认为当飞行器着陆时，它的推进器融化了一些冰，随之产生的泥溅到了支架腿上。

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According to Nilton Renno, one of the mission's chief scientists, the blotches on the leg are probably drops of brine.

ECONOMIST: Water on Mars

Dr Renno thinks that when the craft settled, its thrusters melted some of the ice and the resulting mud splashed onto the leg.

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