[New post] Mars Rock Rochette

iftttauthorways4eu posted: "Taken on mission sol 180 (August 22) this sharp image from a Hazard Camera on the Perseverance rover looks out across a rock strewn floor of Jezero crater on Mars. At 52.5 centimeters (21 inches) in diameter, one of the rover's steerable front wheels is a" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on ways4eu's Blog Mars Rock Rochette by iftttauthorways4eu Taken on mission sol 180 (August 22) this sharp image from a Hazard Camera on the Perseverance rover looks out across a rock strewn floor of Jezero crater on Mars. At 52.5 centimeters (21 inches) in diameter, one of the rover's steerable front wheels is at lower left in the frame. Near center is a large rock nicknamed Rochette. Mission planners don't want to avoid Rochette though. Instead Perseverance will be instructed to reach out with its 2 meter long robotic arm and abrade the rock's surface, to determine whether it has a consistency suitable for obtaining a sample, slightly thicker than a pencil, using the rover's coring bit. Samples collected by Perseverance would be returned to Earth by a future Mars mission. via NASA https://ift.tt/3ztb8Lw This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ iftttauthorways4eu | August 28, 2021 at 6:12 am | Tags: #astroimage, #astrophysics, #FreeGeorgThiel, #KeineZensur | Categories: NASA, Tweet | URL: https://wp.me/p4wJUi-dnn Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from ways4eu's Blog. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://ways4eu.wordpress.com/2021/08/28/mars-rock-rochette/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com