And another rock nearby

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking ENE (65°) from RMC 87.0120
Sol 1808, LMST: 10:10:13
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01808/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1808_0827436168_305EBY_N0870120SCAM01808_0040I6J01.png

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

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

In a similar situation #Curiosity had crashed pure yellow sulfur with one of its wheels. This crashed rock isn't yellow.

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking SE (130°) from RMC 87.0120
Sol 1808, LMST: 11:30:08
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01808/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1808_0827441094_244EBY_N0870120SCAM02808_0100I6J01.png

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

#Perseverance #Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

“Los Alamos confirms UMich data center to be used for #nuclear weapons research.

A representative of Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed nuclear weapons research will be a priority for its portion of the data center it intends to construct in collaboration with the University of #Michigan in #Ypsilanti Township.”

#LANL

https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/los-alamos-confirms-umich-data-center-to-be-used-for-nuclear-weapons-research/

Los Alamos confirms UMich data center to be used for nuclear weapons research

A representative of Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed nuclear weapons research will be a priority for its portion of the data center it intends to construct in collaboration with the University of Michigan in Ypsilanti Township.

The Michigan Daily

A very interesting closeup of a rock next to #Perseverance, showing some intriguing curved stripes. Millimeter scale.

Full frame, detail, and cross-eyed pseudo 3D images

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking from RMC 87.0000
Sol 1798, LMST: 11:22:33
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01798/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1798_0826552881_315EBY_N0870000SCAM02798_0050I6J01.png

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

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

Detail of a rock in #Perseverance's workspace observed with the SUPERCAM telescope. Bright pink areas may be saturated pixels.

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking from RMC 87.0000
Sol 1795, LMST: 10:23:33
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01795/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1795_0826282921_108EBY_N0870000SCAM01795_0010I6J01.png

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

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

Here is the other side of that same thin rock, half an hour before the laser started blasting it. Expect to read more about how this little wedge of thin rock formed, in scientific papers, in due time. There are may of them around this place.

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking NE (50°) from RMC 85.0000
Sol 1774, LMST: 10:49:15
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01774/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1774_0824420240_588EBY_N0850000SCAM01774_0010I6J01.png

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

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

Ten laser blasts hit their sharp thin Martian rock target, and #Perseverance used LIBS, Raman, TRL, and VIS spectroscopy to analyze its composition.

Processed SUPERCAM_RMI
looking NE (50°) from RMC 85.0000
Sol 1774, LMST: 11:21:52
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01774/ids/edr/browse/scam/LRF_1774_0824422250_303EBY_N0850000SCAM01774_0100I6J01.png

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

#Mars2020 #Solarocks #Space

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New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/new-mexico-los-alamos-nuclear-waste-fines.html

11.2.2026

#aquifer #Atombombe #Atomkraft #Atommüll #groundwater #Grundwasser #Kernenergie #LANL #landfill #LosAlamos #NewMexico #NuclearWaste #pollution #USA #WIPP

New Mexico Rebukes Federal Agency Over Nuclear Waste at Los Alamos

State environmental regulators will also fine the Energy Department up to $16 million for exceeding safe groundwater standards near the nuclear lab.

The New York Times