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Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory performed tests on rocks such as this one to understand why the first attempt by the agency&rsq...
Creating a Drill Hole in a Test RockCreating a Drill Hole in a Test Rock
February 14, 2022
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory performed tests on rocks such as this one to understand why the first attempt by the agency’s Perseverance rover resulted in a powderized sample. A duplicate of the rover’s drill atte...
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This drill is a duplicate of the one aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. It was used in a test campaign to learn how crumbly rocks respond...
Close up of a Perseverance Like DrillClose up of a Perseverance Like Drill
February 14, 2022
This drill is a duplicate of the one aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. It was used in a test campaign to learn how crumbly rocks respond to the drill.
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Engineers working with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set up this test area at JPL to practice drilling into crumbly rocks using a duplicate ...
Testing a 'Roubion'-Like RockTesting a 'Roubion'-Like Rock
February 14, 2022
Engineers working with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set up this test area at JPL to practice drilling into crumbly rocks using a duplicate of the rover’s rock-coring drill. Perseverance’s first sample collapsed into powder rath...
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This image, taken by the Mastcam-Z camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover on Jan. 20, 2022, shows the rover successfully expelled the remaini...
Perseverance's Sample Tube Looks CleanPerseverance's Sample Tube Looks Clean
January 21, 2022
This image, taken by the Mastcam-Z camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover on Jan. 20, 2022, shows the rover successfully expelled the remaining large fragments of cored rock from a sample tube held in its drill.
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An annotated GIF depicts a rotational test of Perseverance’s bit carousel in which two of four rock fragments were ejected. The five images t...
Rotating Perseverance's Bit CarouselRotating Perseverance's Bit Carousel
January 21, 2022
An annotated GIF depicts a rotational test of Perseverance’s bit carousel in which two of four rock fragments were ejected. The five images that make up the GIF were obtained by the rover’s WATSON imager on Jan. 17, 2022.
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A portion of a cored-rock sample is ejected from the rotary percussive drill on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The imagery was collected by ...
Perseverance Expels Rock FragmentsPerseverance Expels Rock Fragments
January 21, 2022
A portion of a cored-rock sample is ejected from the rotary percussive drill on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. The imagery was collected by the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument on Jan. 15, 2022.
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An animated GIF depicts the Martian surface below the Perseverance rover, showing the results of the Jan. 15, 2022, percussive drill test to clear ...
Before and After Perseverance Sample Tube ShakeBefore and After Perseverance Sample Tube Shake
January 21, 2022
An animated GIF depicts the Martian surface below the Perseverance rover, showing the results of the Jan. 15, 2022, percussive drill test to clear cored-rock fragments from one of the rover’s sample tubes.
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This image shows the cored-rock sample remaining in the sample tube after the drill bit was extracted from Perseverance’s bit carousel on Jan...
Imaging Perseverance's SampleImaging Perseverance's Sample
January 07, 2022
This image shows the cored-rock sample remaining in the sample tube after the drill bit was extracted from Perseverance’s bit carousel on Jan. 7, 2022.
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Pebble-sized debris can be seen in the bit carousel of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover in this Jan. 7, 2022, image.
Debris in Perseverance's Bit CarouselDebris in Perseverance's Bit Carousel
January 07, 2022
Pebble-sized debris can be seen in the bit carousel of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover in this Jan. 7, 2022, image.
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This annotated map shows the locations where NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover collected its first witness tube and filled its first six samples.
Mapping Perseverance's First Six SamplesMapping Perseverance's First Six Samples
December 28, 2021
This annotated map shows the locations where NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover collected its first witness tube and filled its first six samples.
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Different kinds of carbon-based molecules called organic compounds were viewed within a rock target called "Garde" by SHERLOC, one of the instrumen...
SHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion PatchSHERLOC's View of Organics Within Garde Abrasion Patch
December 16, 2021
Different kinds of carbon-based molecules called organic compounds were viewed within a rock target called "Garde" by SHERLOC, one of the instruments on the end of the robotic arm aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
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This annotated image shows a rock target called “Garde” as analyzed by SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescen...
SHERLOC's View of 'Garde'SHERLOC's View of 'Garde'
December 16, 2021
This annotated image shows a rock target called “Garde” as analyzed by SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), one of the instruments on the end of the robotic arm aboard NASA&rsquo...
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This annotated image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the journey NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken and will take ...
Perseverance's Traverse From 'Séítah' to Jezero DeltaPerseverance's Traverse From 'Séítah' to Jezero Delta
December 15, 2021
This annotated image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the journey NASA’s Perseverance rover has taken and will take in the future as it heads toward Jezero Crater’s delta on Mars.
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These annotated images show two views of the “Séítah” geologic unit of Mars’ Jezero Crater.
Diversity of "Séítah" MineralsDiversity of "Séítah" Minerals
December 15, 2021
These annotated images show two views of the “Séítah” geologic unit of Mars’ Jezero Crater.
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The image on the left is an enhanced-color image taken by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover of a rocky outcrop in the "S&...
Two Perspectives of 'Séítah Rocks'Two Perspectives of 'Séítah Rocks'
December 15, 2021
The image on the left is an enhanced-color image taken by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover of a rocky outcrop in the "Séítah" geologic unit of Jezero Crater.
