A new sample hole aside an earlier abrasion patch at site 69.0, imaged on Sol 1420 (Feb 17, 2025). This partial Front HazCam was cropped and roughly processed from 2 tiles. More images will arrive soon to provide a wider view. The CacheCam images will be eagerly awaited to see if they managed to retain a rock sample, having lost the rock cores in the last two attempts.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • @paulhammond5155OP
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    56 days ago

    Looks like a fairly full tube in that image :)

    Fingers crossed for a mission update ASAP

    It should be possible to estimate the time to drill all the sample core, but we won’t know how high the settings were for the percussion unless they reveal that in science papers AFAIK that data is not released in the PDS unless covered in the sample dossiers :)