[ceejayoz]

Which I'd imagine shouldn't ever happen, and that's why they're taking a very cautious approach to using the robotic arm until they can rule that out.

[ktizo]

I wouldn't worry. As anyone who has dismantled technology can tell you, usually anything up to 90% of the small screws in any piece of equipment are entirely unnecessary, and in many cases seem to have manifested themselves spontaneously out of the vacuum. Or possibly the hoover.

[waterlesscloud]

The best theory I've seen is that it's a piece of foil tape that's crumbled in the harsh cold. Hopefully that's all it is.

[ceejayoz]

There does appear to be a screw hole with a missing screw, though: http://postimage.org/image/ouvupuniz/full/

[3rd3]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjEgTuCFLU4&t=0m36s

[ceejayoz]

Nice find!