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Feeling the Heat: Perseverance Looks for Evidence of Contact Metamorphism

by Melissa Rice, Professor of Planetary Science at Western Washington University
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/feeling-the-heat-perseverance-looks-for-evidence-of-contact-metamorphism/

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An exciting find at Krokodillen: phyllosilicates

These minerals primarily form by extensive interactions between basaltic rocks and liquid water. They are excellent at preserving organic materials, if present, by adsorbing them or encapsulating them within their mineral structure.

https://science.nasa.gov/blog/clay-minerals-from-mars-most-ancient-past/

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Perseverance, Opportunity, same vibe

Left: captured 9 hours ago by Perseverance
Right: captured 9 years ago by Opportunity

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Perseverance: following her own tracks today

#Mars May 28, 2025 - Sol 1518
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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A broader panorama for context. Mars never ceases to amaze!

▶️ zoom app https://zoomhub.net/K8NB6

#Mars May 25, 2025 - Sol 1515
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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Amazing sight captured eight hours ago by Perseverance

#Mars May 25, 2025 - Sol 1515
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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A 55-images mosaic of Perseverance's current workplace, captured just before drilling an abrasion patch

▶️ https://zoomhub.net/Xl5BN
ℹ️ https://science.nasa.gov/blog/why-and-how-perseverance-abrades-rocks/

#Mars May 23, 2025 - Sol 1513
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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Perseverance at work yesterday at ‘Krokodillen’. Look at the little stones and dust displaced by the vibrations on the right hand side 🔍

#Mars May 23, 2025 - Sol 1513
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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New Martian vistas captured four hours ago by Perseverance, stationed on a rock outcrop of the ‘Krokodillen’ plateau.

#Mars May 22, 2025 - Sol 1512
📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Martian vistas captured a few hours ago by Perseverance, roving along the ‘Krokodillen’ plateau, southbound.

ℹ️ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-to-take-bite-out-of-krokodillen/

#Mars May 21, 2025 - Sol 1511
📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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