The dimensions of the rock sample can be compared to the little finger.
Perseverance Mars rover , who is engaged in the study of the Red Planet, shared the success in performing his work. Yes, he managed to extract the tenth sample of Martian soil, according to the Twitter of the mission.
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It is noted that the rover extracted a small fragment of rock with little finger The image of the specimen was photographed “in the rays of the setting sun” of the Red Planet.
Mission researchers also added that Perseverance obtained its 10th specimen on a big day for science: on July 12, the first images taken by the newest James Space Telescope were published Webb.
Big day for space science! From the big telescopic view that #UnfoldTheUniverse to the cool closeups of #SamplingMars , from a pink finger sized rock. I've now collected my 10th rock sample, seen here in the late afternoon Martian sun. pic.twitter.com/uOq5nABY8W
– NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) July 13, 2022
Remember, NASA has endowed the Mars Rover Perseverance with the ability to independently choose objectives for collecting samplesthat should accelerate the development of science on Mars. Without direct guidance from Earth, the rover “shot” two targets with its SuperCam instrument.
