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A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field of light-toned rocks peppering the Martian surface. Light-colored rocks are a strange sight on Mars, […]
| Summary | Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field of light-toned rocks peppering the Martian surface. Light-colored rocks are a strange sight on Mars, […] |
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| Source | Spaceflight News — Launch news |
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| Feed | snapi/articles |
| Provider data as of | not stated |
| First observed here | 10 Oct 2026, 06:30 EDT |
| Last observed here | 11 Oct 2026, 17:11 EDT |
| In latest snapshot | Yes |
| Record identifier | 992901a2-10d7-50a2-93b3-bc9b6428f81b |
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