If there’s a Holy Grail on Mars, it’s probably a specific type of rock: A rock so important that it holds convincing clues to Mars’ ancient habitability.
Perseverance might have just found it.
Perseverance Finds its Dream Rock
https://www.universetoday.com/166489/perseverance-finds-its-dream-rock/
4 Comments
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Terrible website, interesting article
rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
It does look like a yellow stone in the pictures...
Anyway, I had not previously realized that there is intent on Perseverance returning to earth.
brianorca@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Perseverance itself isn't returning, but it does collect sample canisters that could be. The canisters would need to be transferred to some future mission currently named "Mars Sample Return"
rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
So, essentially, their plan is to land something in more or less the same place? Or have another aerial flyer? I need to read more, this is exciting.