The next best thing to drilling holes into rocks and taking samples, is abrading rocks.

The previous rock #sample26 which was acquired by #Perseverance from these rocks appeared to be smaller than usual. So, maybe the rover is in for another one?

Processed SHERLOC_WATSON
looking down (-72°) from RMC 67.0000
Sol 1404, LMST: 13:25:59

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01404/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1404_0791583304_574EBY_N0670000SRLC02501_0000LMJ01.png

Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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@PaulHammond51
It may be small and ugly, but that is definitely a piece of rock in there. And the tube is capped and sealed, which makes it #Sample26 (animated image below).

CACHECAM
looking down from RMC 66.0000
Sol 1401, LMST: 18:49:01

Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01401/ids/edr/browse/cachecam/CCF_1401_0791336899_927ECMUN0660000CACH00230_01_295J01.png

Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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