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Perseverance rover marks 2000th Sol on Mars

Original: In the cool of the night of its 2000th Sol on Mars # Perseverance decided to celebrate it by PIXLizing an interesting fe

NASA's Perseverance rover has reached its 2000th Martian day, or Sol, on the Red Planet. To mark the milestone, the rover used its PIXL instrument to analyze an interesting feature on a rock in front of it, with the observation made at around 2:15 a.m. local Mars time. Space enthusiasts are sharing processed images from the event, celebrating the rover's continued work in Jezero Crater.

Why now: The Perseverance rover reaching a 2000-Sol milestone on Mars is a notable anniversary for space fans following the mission.

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• In the cool of the night of its 2000th Sol on Mars # Perseverance decided to celebrate it by PIXLizing an interesting feature on the rock in front of it. Processed PIXL_MCC looking down (-85°) from RMC 91.0970 Sol 2000, LMST: 02:15:28 See the original: https://… · 65dBnoise · 8

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