Engineers are working to stabilize a dust cover on one of the science instrument’s cameras.
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PIXL Instrument on Perseverance Rover Studies ‘Bills Bay’
Analyzing this abraded rock patch dubbed “Bills Bay,” the PIXL instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover found it rich in carbonates and silica, both of which are good at preserving […]
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PIXL Instrument On Mars Perseverance Studies ‘Ouzel Falls’
Before collecting a rock sample at a spot nicknamed “Otis Peak,” NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover employed an abrasion tool to wear down the rock surface and then used the Planetary […]