Perseverance Mars Rover Study

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NASA's Perseverance rover scours Martian rock for details

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NASA 's Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris.

The science team wants to get below the weathered, dusty surface of Mars rocks to see important details about a rock's composition and history.

"Kenmore," as nicknamed by the rover science team, is the 30th Martian rock that the rover has subjected to such in-depth scrutiny.

On June 19 ( the 1,540th Martian day , or sol, of the mission), Perseverance bested its previous record for distance traveled in a single autonomous drive, trekking 1,348 feet ( 411 meters ) That's about 210 feet ( 64 meters ) more than the previous record, set on April 3, 2023 (Sol 753 ).

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