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Zooming in on Perseverance Rover's 'Kenmore' Abrasion Patch
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This close-up view of an abrasion made by NASA's Perseverance rover on June 5, 2025 (the 1,526th day, or sol, of its mission to Mars), shows distinctive "tool marks" formed as the abrasion bit interacted with the rock. These radiating patterns of lines tend to indicate that the rock is relatively hard. The image was taken from approximately 2.76 inches (7 centimeters) away by the rover's WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) imager.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineZooming in on Perseverance Rover's 'Kenmore' Abrasion Patch. NASA/JPL, 2025-06-25. Public domain. ID: PIA26576.
