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perseverancerover·NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverbySpecialSetOfSieves

Drive report (sol 1765) - 2 h, 200 m

::: spoiler Further post-drive info for mission context :::

Updated maps of Percy’s whereabouts as of this sol below. The outer rim of Jezero Crater is to the right.

The sites of the two most recent rock abrasions, #50 and #51, are labelled (red boxes) above.

In the higher-resolution view above, local features are visible, such as the field of mega-ripples to the rover's northeast, two small craters with dark sandy floors to the east, and the "bench" of lighter-toned, flat, fractured bedrock now below the rover's wheels.

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perseverancerover·NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverbySpecialSetOfSieves

Quartz-rich rock? (sol 1764)

For context:

A number of quartz-rich "white rocks" have been found by Percy since late 2024, and this may be the latest example.

Quartz is not uncommon on Mars - it's a component of the volcanic rock you'd expect to find almost anywhere on Mars - but it has been quite rare to find it in isolation on this planet, making up all or most of a rock. Some of the latest published research proposes that these white rocks were left behind after the hot water of a hydrothermal system flowed through this crater rim area, which is definitely plausible, given all the other water-altered minerals we've found in the region.

Of course, you're probably not going to read this preamble anyway, and the unscientific comments will begin to flow shortly. So let me just say here and now that Martian sandworms are disgusting creatures, leaving garbage like this behind. Shoot them on sight, Percy!

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perseverancerover·NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverbySpecialSetOfSieves

Latest drive (sol 1762) - 150 m

::: spoiler Further post-drive info for mission context :::

Updated maps of Percy’s whereabouts as of this sol below. The outer rim of Jezero Crater is to the right. The sites of the two most recent rock abrasions, #50 and #51, are labelled in the first. The rover’s current position is marked with a cross. The second image is a higher-resolution view of the rover's immediate environs.

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perseverancerover·NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverbySpecialSetOfSieves

Drive report (sol 1709) - 2 h 40 min, 240 m

::: spoiler Further post-drive info for mission context :::

Updated context map of Percy’s whereabouts for this sol below. The outer rim of Jezero Crater is on the right. The sites of the most recent rock abrasions, #50 and #51, are labelled in red. The rover’s current position is marked with a cross:

Detailed map of the rover's whereabouts this sol below:

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perseverancerover·NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverbySpecialSetOfSieves

Drive report (sol 1707) - 2 h 30 min, 200 m

::: spoiler Further post-drive info for mission context :::

Updated context map of Percy’s whereabouts for this sol below. The nearest portion of the Jezero Crater outer rim is on the lower right. The sites of the most recent rock abrasions, #50 and #51, are labelled in red. The rover’s current position is marked with a cross:

Detailed map of the rover's whereabouts below:

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