[UCANSEE2]

What I want to know is how the Rover is able to make tire marks in the dirt, without the marks continuing in one direction or the other ?

Or are those toolmarks instead of tire marks ?

[dr_lew]

Here's a "smaller scale" ( i.e. larger range ) view of the scene of the crime, as it might be called with poetic justification.

This was part of Curiosity's "crushing campaign" which was actually described ( without using that actual term, of course ) in the JPL dispatches. This particular "crush" was performed some sols ago, but as you can see Curiosity backed up to the right and advanced to its current position along a slightly different line. It was supported by the rock you see at top right when it dropped down, then rolled back up on it, leaving the isolated "crush" and track mark. It's actually operating in pretty close quarters at the drill site, very much like a bull in a china shop. I believe that is the right rear wheel that you see, and which did the deed.