The #Perseverance rover discovered light-toned, cobble-sized, aluminum-rich (30-45 wt% Al2O3) “float” rocks (rock fragments), with some exhibiting spectral signatures of kaolinite, an aluminum-rich clay mineral. These rocks […] likely represent some of the wettest intervals of Mars’ history.

Paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02856-3

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@PaulHammond51
For the time being (🥴) my prediction above seems wrong, but we'll see what comes next…

New location estimate:

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FROM MARS WITH LOVE, PERCY
14/2026

🤖 PERSEVERANCE
📆 Mission Sol: 1817
🏎️ Latest Drive Sol: 1815
🚩 Total Distance: 41.44 km
📈 Past 7 Days: 504 m

Local Conditions:
📆 Sol 491, Mars Year 38
🌪️ Season: Autumn
🕙 LTST: 23:09 (Night)
🌍 Earth UTC: 03:00

🌡️ Air Temp: -72°C / -98°F
🌡️ Surface Temp: -77°C / -106°F
🌬️ Wind: 4.9 km/h W
📉 Pressure: 7.6 hPa

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… but on Mars, it's just Tuesday.

A 4cm stone about 3.7m away seen through #Perseverance's telescope.

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking NNE (27°) from RMC 87.3246
Sol 1816, LMST: 08:42:15
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01816/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1816_0828140941_571EBY_N0873246SCAM01816_0010I6J01.png

Credit: #NASA #JPL-Caltech #LANL #CNES #IRAP/65dBnoise

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Well, IANAG™ and it shows. My prediction for the intended destination of the rover was wrong. The map shows yestersol's guessed drive, the predicted one, and the actual path driven by #Perseverance.

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