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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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On the plains of Jezero, the secrets of Mars' past await us! Follow for the latest news, updates, pretty pics, and community discussion on NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's most ambitious mission to Mars!

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Quick NavCam on the latest patch. For scale the patch has a diameter of 5cm (2 inches)

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[โ€“] Bristlecone 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What is that? I guess I don't know what I'm looking at

[โ€“] paulhammond5155 3 points 2 years ago

It's a small patch of abraded rock that was abraded by the rover using a rotary tool in its drill. They expose the inside of the rock so that it can be imaged and examined by the rover's instruments