[NASA] The bright-colored rocks exposed across the slope, running from middle left to middle right of the image, belong to a formation the science team calls the “Broom Point member,” […]
Main River
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Perseverance Rover Provides A Record of Ancient Mars Impacts
[NASA] Old rocks exposed on the rim of Jezero Crater preserve a roughly 4-billion-year-old cosmic “weather report” from the solar system’s most dynamic era.
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Perseverance Drills Main River Rock Sample
The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to core and collect the “Main River” rock sample on March 10, 2025, the 1,441st Martian day, or […]
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Perseverance Studies The Rim Of Jezero Crater
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and outcrops […]
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Navigating A Slanted River On Mars
Perseverance is hard at work on Mars, overcoming obstacles for scientific exploration! Just a few sols after successfully sealing the challenging Green Gardens core, Perseverance roved on to the Broom […]