"1st of its kind": NASA spots unusually light-colored boulder on Mars that may reveal clues of the planet's past
✍️ by Kristel Tjandra for LiveScience
https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/1st-of-its-kind-nasa-spots-unusually-light-colored-boulder-on-mars-that-may-reveal-clues-of-the-planets-past
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NASA rover discovers mysterious light-toned boulder "never observed before" on Mars
✍️ by Emily Mae Czachor for CBS News
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NASA's Perseverance rover discovered a mysterious boulder that stood out in a field of rocks while exploring a crater on Mars.
Mars+Arizona TIL moments
Today I learn that this bright, epic Martian boulder with dark speckles has a name: Atoko Point
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/bright-rocks-and-bright-angel
Then I learn that Atoko Point is a cliff of the Grand Canyon by the Walhalla Plateau in Coconino county, Arizona.
You're welcome.
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Last week the Perseverance rover descended into Neretva Vallis, an ancient river channel that brought water into Jezero Crater billions of years ago. Rocks found in Neretva Vallis could have come from far upstream, giving us the opportunity to examine material which may have come from many kilometers away. Turning north into the channel has […]
It comes as no surprise! This is the Mars Perseverance Raw Image of the Week, as voted on by the public.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
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one planet, two rovers
Left: captured by Curiosity's ChemCam, May 31, 2024 (Sol 4201)
Right: captured by Perseverance's SuperCam, May 29, 2024 (Sol 1164)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL; NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/IRAP
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a side-by-side pair of images captured by the Left and Right Mastcam-Z science cameras, to enjoy some Stereo3D effect
To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel/left image for left eye/right image for right eye.
May 29, 2024 (Sol 1164)
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
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captured 14 hours ago on Mars by the Perseverance rover, from its location right in the heart of Neretva Vallis
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
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