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Searching for the Dark in the Light
Searching for the Dark in the Light The Perseverance rover has been exploring lower “Witch Hazel Hill” on Mars, focusing on understanding the relationships between light and dark layers. The team has discovered that dark layers tend to be composed of larger clasts compared to light layers, and they’re searching for a place to sample […]
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Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock
Origins Uncertain: ‘Skull Hill’ Rock The NASA Mars 2020 rover has encountered a unique rock called ‘Skull Hill’ while exploring the Jezero crater rim, which features a dark-toned float rock with angular surface and pits. Scientists are unsure about the origin of ‘Skull Hill’, but it may have formed via erosion or scouring by wind, […]
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Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another
Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another 5 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming its smaller friend in this short video made of images taken at the rim of Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on Jan. 25, 2025. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI […]
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Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System
Visiting Mars on the Way to the Outer Solar System Explore This Section Perseverance Home Mission Overview Rover Components Mars Rock Samples Where is Perseverance? Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mission Updates Science Overview Objectives Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Perseverance Raw Images Images Videos Audio More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars […]
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