It seems like only "yestersol" since I last saw my original landing site. The two rock cores I collected there in March 2022 capped my exploration of the crater floor, and are unlike any I’ve collected since while #SamplingMars. Learn what makes these two samples so interesting:

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Spot the “polar bear!” One rock that @NASAPersevere drilled while #SamplingMars had an odd-shaped crystal inside – a mineral that on Earth is good for preserving signs of ancient life. See why one of this rock’s samples could be fascinating to bring to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn.

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A brand new abrasion patch on Mars. Imaged on Sol 850 with Perseverance's front HazCam on a boulder named 'Ypsilon Lake'. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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The "large boulder the size of a small boulder' in front of Perseverance rover is being imaged by the SHERLOC camera on Sol 845. The rover's HazCam also captured SHERLOC taking the image of the top of the boulder.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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No holiday for Perseverance Rover in Jezero crater

Drive on Sol 843 to site 41/0, July 4th 2023.

Looks like they're setting up for a little contact science (L-NavCam)

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

I’ve been #SamplingMars for nearly two years, but I’ll always remember “Montdenier” and “Montagnac,” the pair of rock cores that kickstarted my rock collection. What made this such an unforgettable duo? One of my mission experts explains:
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There’s nothing more satisfying than #SamplingMars, especially after my last two attempts on an uncooperative rock! This one looks great AND offers something I don’t yet have in my collection: a rock core with larger pebbles inside. Why that’s good: http://go.nasa.gov/3pnj1lS
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Sometimes #SamplingMars has its surprises. Hear from one of my scientists about the first sample I collected, and how we made Martian “lemonade” when Mars gave us a lemon. 🔴 🍋

More on each of my samples: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
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As I travel around #SamplingMars, I’m collecting little pieces of history – the history of our solar system. Each sample I collect has a story to tell. Hear what’s special about the pair we call “Hazeltop” and “Bearwallow.”

All my samples: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
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Sol 822: NASA #PerseveranceRover successfully cored another sample from the Otis Peak target. Here are some #CacheCam images before and after volume assessment and an image before sealing. However, we do not have an image after sealing yet. #SamplingMars

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/martiandennis

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We have a core in sample tube #254 on Sol 822 :) Wooo Hooo

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Mars Is Hard:

Mars Guy - Episode 114:

Sending a rover to Mars to do geologic fieldwork inevitably leads to frustration. Collecting a rock sample is one of the simplest things a geologist does on Earth. But a second attempt last week shows how hard it is to do on Mars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPL_k-VOkOM

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Post-drive tiled-NavCams from Perseverance Rover, drive data and mission map.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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5 post-drive tiled-NavCams from Perseverance Rover, drive data and mission map.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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It appears as though Perseverance has ejected all of the fragmented core from the sample tube inside its drill bit. As seen in this processed MastCam-Z image from sol 813
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

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Helicopter update:
Hide and Seek
Written by Travis Brown, Chief Engineer Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at JPL.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/status/466/hide-and-seek/

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Back to the grind! I’m #SamplingMars yet again, with the first rock core of my new science campaign exploring the top of Jezero Crater’s delta.

My coring drill is working well, and my team’s excited about what this rock may hold. Here’s why: http://go.nasa.gov/3JYkAwF
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RT @NASAPersevere

Back to the grind! I’m #SamplingMars yet again, with the first rock core of my new science campaign exploring the top of Jezero Crater’s delta.

My coring drill is working well, and my team’s excited about what this rock may hold. Here’s why: http://go.nasa.gov/3JYkAwF

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1641879801467400192

#Perseverance seems to be on to something: it has deployed the robotic arm to thoroughly examine a rock next to it. Maybe the site number change to 33 wasn't coincidental.

Processed SHERLOC_WATSON
RMC: 33.0000, Sol: 697, LMST: 23:30:27
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00697/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_0697_0728856970_347EBY_N0330000SRLC08027_0000LMJ01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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How appropriate for #Perseverance to end the primary #Mars2020 mission with the 10th sample tube in front of iconic Kodiak!

Quick processed, cropped FRONT_HAZCAM_LEFT
RMC: 32.1196, Sol: 693, LMST: 12:00:30
Original: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/00693/ids/edr/browse/fcam/FLF_0693_0728459343_559ECM_N0321196FHAZ08111_01_295J01.png
Credit: #NASA/JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

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