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Another of those #JezeroBrightRocks. This one looks rather curly 🙃

3D: left pair for parallel, right pair for crossed-eyed viewing.

Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT+RIGHT+LEFT stereogram, FL: 110mm
looking NNE (16°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1972, LMST: 13:24:55
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01972/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1972_0842007174_644EBY_N0910806ZCAM04460_1100LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise

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Sub-millimeter detail of the edge of #Perseverance's latest abrasion, outside Jezero Crater, Mars.

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking NNW (338°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1970, LMST: 15:34:52
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01970/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1970_0841837640_511EBY_N0910806SRLC00478_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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Considering the attention this #JezeroBrightRock has received, I'd say there 's probably more coming: a drilling operation to get a sample?

Detail and context images of #Perseverance's latest abrasion, and possible sample location (marked green).

Processed SHERLOC_WATSON
looking NNW (338°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1970, LMST: 15:12:54
Originals:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01970/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SI1_1970_0841836284_632ECM_N0910806SRLC00639_0000LMJ01.png
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01970/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1970_0841838889_175EBY_N0910806SRLC04001_0000LMJ01.png
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01970/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1970_0841839506_632EBY_N0910806SRLC00546_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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Mint Canyon Formation, Coursegold Rd, Santa Clarita, California 🪐

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Mint Canyon Formation, Coursegold Rd, Santa Clarita, California 🪐

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Mint Canyon Formation, Coursegold Rd, Santa Clarita, California 🪐

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Mint Canyon Formation, Coursegold Rd, Santa Clarita, California 🪐

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A loaf of Martian rock

Processed MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm
looking W (268°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1967, LMST: 13:47:05
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01967/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1967_0841564657_568EBY_N0910806ZCAM10012_1100LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise

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Moon over the Horizon - ISS - August 31 2026 🌎🌑🛰️🪐

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@FaithfullJohn I think this is the first of this kind of rock that has been abraded, but the SuperCam instrument that does both Raman and LIBS from a distance may have analyzed other similar rocks in the past. SHERLOC-ACI also does Raman from a close range, but I can't recall it examining a similar rock before.

About 6 months after the operation, the detailed results of the analyses per target are published on the #Mars2020 Analyst's Notebook (go to the specific sol):

https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/m20/AN/an3.aspx

As if to aid speculation, #Perseverance's team is building a dedicated panorama of this #JezeroBrightRocks. Here it is, quickly composed as more images are coming in.

Processed, manually stitched MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking down (-60°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1967, LMST: 13:46:30
One of the originals:
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01967/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1967_0841564628_568EBY_N0910806ZCAM10012_1100LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise

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My hunch is that we'll be talking a lot about this #JezeroBrightRock in the near future, so here are a few more shots (the second one is a stereogram) of the abraded spot.

Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT(+RIGHT+LEFT), FL: 110mm
looking W (269°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1968, LMST: 12:59:36
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01968/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_1968_0841650515_832EBY_N0910806ZCAM04456_1100LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise

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As was anticipated, #Perseverance had its first (?) abrasion of one of those #JezeroBrightRocks.

Although they may not all be of the same composition, the fact that the purple-sh substance seems embedded in this rock makes it very interesting for its chronology, at least. But IANAG™.

Stereograms for parallel (left pair) and cross-eyed (right pair) #3D viewing.

Processed, cropped, rotated to facilitate easier 3D viewing (image details in alt text)

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Moon over the Horizon - ISS - August 29 2026 🌎🌑🛰️🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1965 - NavRight - White Balanced Color 🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1960 - WATSON 🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1964 - WATSON - Nighttime LED Light 🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1960 - MastCam-Z 🪐

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MSL - Sol 4998 - MastCam - White Balanced 🌎🛰️🪐

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#Perseverance's team decided those #JezeroBrightRocks were interesting enough to have one abraded (probably), so they moved the rover close to one large enough to withstand some abuse…

Stereogram for 3D viewing; left pair for parallel, right pair for cross-eyed.

Processed, cropped, annotated NAVCAM_RIGHT
looking WSW (244°) from RMC 91.0806
Sol 1965, LMST: 15:13:47
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01965/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NRF_1965_0841392471_395ECM_N0910806NCAM00709_01_095J01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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MSL - Sol 4999 - MAHLI - White Balanced Color 🌑🪐

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Phobos | Sol 1963 | Perseverance Mastcam-Z 🪐

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@FaithfullJohn
The visible size of the breccia stone, marked with the red circle in the context image above, is ~6cm

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-80°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 16:20:41
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1964_0841307817_269EBY_N0910606SRLC02533_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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The whole rock

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-70°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 16:30:10
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1964_0841308400_566EBY_N0910606SRLC02503_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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That breccia rock seen earlier, now in 3D (left pair for parallel, right pair for cross-eyed viewing).

Images sent by #Perseverance from outside Jezero Crater, Mars.

Processed, rotated, cropped SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-80°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 16:23:50
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1964_0841308011_597EBY_N0910606SRLC00763_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise
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Beautiful images are pouring down from Mars, sent by #Perseverance.

Debayered, processed SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-70°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 20:50:57
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SI3_1964_0841324478_046ECM_N0910606SRLC08060_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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#Perseverance looking back at a crater it avoided several sols ago. Map made with #QGIS.

North is at the bottom.

Processed, leveled, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
looking S (178°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 15:15:59
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_1964_0841303818_535EBY_N0910606ZCAM10008_1100LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #ASU/65dBnoise

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More #JezeroBrightRocks seen by #Perseverance earlier at the same location.

The aeolian erosion reveals it's breccia, but IANAG™:

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking down (-67°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 12:45:22
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1964_0841294560_511EBY_N0910606SCAM05964_0010I6J01.png

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking NNW (333°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 10:38:08
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1964_0841286717_638EBY_N0910606SCAM01964_0050I6J03.png
Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #LANL #CNES #IRAP/65dBnoise

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#Perseverance approaching with its turret and trying to focus on one of those #JezeroBrightRocks we've seen floating around with its telescope.

Processed, undistorted, leveled FRONT_HAZCAM_LEFT_A
looking SW (227°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 16:22:33
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_1964_0841307935_427ECM_N0910606FHAZ00206_01_295J01.png

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking down (-73°) from RMC 91.0606
Sol 1964, LMST: 18:45:57
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01964/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1964_0841316790_589EBY_N0910606SCAM08964_0010I6J01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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Yesterday, the NASA Perseverance rover captured this view of Mars' moon Phobos.
The large crater Stickney is visible in the top left of the moon.

https://flic.kr/p/2sxUsq4

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/Simeon Schmauß

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Yestersol's pink rock here captured again under artificial light at 9 o'clock in the night.

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-82°) from RMC 91.0124
Sol 1960, LMST: 20:57:23
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01960/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1960_0840969776_074EBY_N0910124SRLC08062_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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The other rock. Yes, it's pink.

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-82°) from RMC 91.0124
Sol 1960, LMST: 16:04:51
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01960/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1960_0840951742_988EBY_N0910124SRLC00472_0000LMJ01.png
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01960/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1960_0840950986_152EBY_N0910124SRLC00372_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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While the turret abrades/examines another rock nearby…

Processed, rotated SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-68°) from RMC 91.0124
Sol 1960, LMST: 15:43:25
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01960/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1960_0840950421_351EBY_N0910124SRLC02530_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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Great views captured just 9 hours ago by Perseverance

📷 https://areo.info/mars20/ecams/1863/

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Mars überrascht wieder: Curiosity findet organische Vielfalt wie nie zuvor – und warum das für ExoMars jetzt noch wichtiger wird
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Jupiter - Ultraviolet - July 7 1979 🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1085 - Watson - Decorrelated Color 🪐

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Mars2020 - Sol 1069 - MastCam-Z 🪐

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