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  1. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  2. @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):

    an.rsl.wustl.edu/m20/AN/an3.as

  3. 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:
    mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

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

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  4. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

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

    #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  5. 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)

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  6. #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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  7. @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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  8. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise
    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  9. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  10. #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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

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

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  11. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
    looking NNW (333°) from RMC 91.0606
    Sol 1964, LMST: 10:38:08
    Original: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima
    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #LANL #CNES #IRAP/65dBnoise

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  12. #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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
    looking down (-73°) from RMC 91.0606
    Sol 1964, LMST: 18:45:57
    Original: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  13. 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.

    flic.kr/p/2sxUsq4

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

  14. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  15. 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: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima

    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

    #Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

  16. @PaulHammond51 reminds me that today is the 5th anniversary of #Perseverance landing on the surface of #Mars, hanging under the #SkyCrane as seen in this #OutOfThisWorld image it captured the moment the umbilical cord connecting them was cut, and the Sky Crane veered off to a heroic crash about 900m NW.

    De-bayered, processed EDL_RUCAM
    RMC: 0.0000 (prelanding, corrected)
    Sol: 0 (corrected)
    Original: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima
    Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech / 65dBnoise

    #Mars2020 #solarocks #space

  17. [Under the Martian #tropics ...] There was a time when #water abounded and shaped the Martian #landscapes. This is evidenced by several fragments of clear, alumina-rich #rocks recently analyzed by the instruments of the #Perseverance rover ...

    These rocks contain minerals such as #kaolinite, one of the markers of a once habitable environment. Infos+ : irap.omp.eu/en/2025/02/could-m

    #planetology #Mars #mars2020

  18. [Sous les #tropiques martiens ...] Il fut un temps où l' #eau abondait et façonnait les #paysages martiens. En témoignent plusieurs fragments de #roches claires riches en alumine récemment analysés par les instruments du rover #Perseverance ...

    Ces roches renferment des minéraux telle la #kaolinite, l'un des marqueurs d’un environnement autrefois habitable. Infos+ : irap.omp.eu/2025/02/mars-aurai

    #planetology #Mars #mars2020