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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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A close up of the latest abrasion patch on Mars. The diameter of the patch is ~5cm (2 inches). Perseverance rover acquired this image using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the end of the rover's robotic arm.

This image was acquired on April 18, 2025 (Sol 1479) at the local mean solar time of 12:54:46.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hm yes. Very abrasive indeed