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Perseverance's WATSON camera captures new Mars close-up

Original: Previously on Mars… Processed SHERLOC_WATSON looking down (-87°) from RMC 91.0970 Sol 1999, LMST: 16:20:02 Original: htt

NASA's Perseverance rover has returned a new close-up image of Mars taken by the WATSON camera on the SHERLOC instrument, looking down at the surface from a position marked RMC 91.0970 on Sol 1999 of the mission. Space enthusiasts processed and shared the raw image, taken at around 16:20 local Mars time, drawing attention to the rover's ongoing geological survey work.

Why now: Fresh raw imagery from Perseverance's SHERLOC instrument is being shared as the rover marks nearly 2,000 Martian days of exploration.

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• Previously on Mars… Processed SHERLOC_WATSON looking down (-87°) from RMC 91.0970 Sol 1999, LMST: 16:20:02 Original: https:// mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima ges/pub/ods/surface/sol/01999/ids/edr/browse/shrlc/SIF_1999_0844414869_761EBY_N0910970SRLC00657_0000LMJ01.png Credit: #… · 65dBnoise · 8

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