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Rocks on Mars, photographed today.

This scene is a composite of two NASA Perseverance rover Left Navigation Camera (Navcam) images, taken Saturday, 24 October 2026 at a local Jezero Crater time of 1:20 pm. Colour and white balance adjusted to better match human vision.

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Paul Byrne

@theplanetaryguy.com

Abraded material and drill tailings indicate where the rover has characterized and retrieved a sample from these rocks. That's not to say that the rover will take that sample onboard for long-term storage. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Paul Byrne