Looks like it was baked crisp and then cracked open. What really happened may be different though. #IANAGβ’(*), but the those who are will tell us, sooner or later. π€
Processed, cropped MCZ_LEFT, FL: 110mm
Sol: 737, RMC: 37.0000, LMST: 12:03:58
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00737/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZL0_0737_0732365625_831EBY_N0370000ZCAM08746_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise
(*) I Am Not A Geologistβ’
#Ingenuity did a superb job scouting for #Perseverance during #Flight48. This 1:38 min animation shows the flight along with 12 embedded RTE images and many zoomed-in views of interesting details.
One can see many rocks with a cracked or "baked" appearance. But #IANAGβ’(*)
Processed, stabilized HELI_NAV played @ 5fps
Sol: 741, Flight: 48, LMST: 15:15:47
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00741/ids/edr/browse/heli/HNM_0741_0732732560_840ECM_N0480001HELI05052_0000LUJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise
(*) I Am Not A Geologistβ’
No, that's not what you think. #Musk hasn't been to Mars yet, and there are no elephants there, I think. Also, #Perseverance is just a rover on a nuclear diet, so, no... This must be some kind of rock. But #IANAGβ’(*)
Processed, cropped MCZ_RIGHT, FL: 110mm
Sol: 743, RMC: 37.0000, LMST: 11:37:48
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00743/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR0_0743_0732896660_569EBY_N0370000ZCAM08753_1100LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/65dBnoise
(*) I Am Not A Geologistβ’
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