All of the above vignettes were cropped from Front Hazcam images taken on Sol 1308, at about 1 PM local time.

Given that the sun was roughly behind the camera and rover when these images were captured, the complex, light-toned surfaces of these rocks stands out, with glinting reflective patches evident, especially toward the top of the hill. I’d be intrigued to view these rocks in the late afternoon, when shadows are longer and the dusty skies of late winter aren’t layering that soft sheen over everything. Given the aggressive driving schedule that the rover team has adopted for climbing the Jezero rim, though, I’m not sure that Percy will stop here for very long…

  • SpecialSetOfSieves@lemmy.worldOP
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    14 days ago

    Correction: the image at bottom right was taken by one of the navigation cameras, which is located on the rover’s “head” or mast, unlike the body-mounted hazcams. The latest images include a couple of higher-res Mastcam-Z shots, so - more and better to come?