Probing a Personality Behind the Probe Fri. Surface Stereo Imager and the Robotic Arm Camera. Mars Science Operations Center waiting for Friday's touchdown. For Smith the craft is meant to provide a full-body sensory experience. We've got touch with the robot arm, and even feel temperatures and textures with the ground probe.
Taste comes from dropping martian soil into the lander's ovens.
Smell comes from the analysis of the gases released. Hearing comes through the Mars Microphone. All the senses are there. The human experience of being on Mars should be rather palpable. We improved the pointing a bit.