Persevering across the upper fan in search of record-keeping rocks
Sampling Martian rocks requires persistence! Right now, Perseverance is on the hunt for a conglomerate rock to sample for return to Earth - a task that is proving to be challenging. Two attempts were made to core at the Onahu outcrop, but the soft rock crumbled during each attempt.
The team set sights on a neighboring outcrop called Stone Man Pass, about 40 meters away, to search for a les