Field site and traverse map
Natural surface (before abrasion)
Post-abrasion
Left: Night-time close-up (lit by LED) | Centre: Daytime detail | Right: Daytime MastCam context
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Abrasion date and location
Date: Sol 1080 (Ls 210º, Year 37) / (4 March 2024)
Campaign: Margin Unit (3rd of 8 abrasions made)
Location: Neretva Vallis south rim
Elevation: 2382 metres below datum
Map Quadrangle: Yellowstone
RMC Site: 50_1618
Site Arrival: Sol 1068
Site Departure: Sol 1084Associated samples
#24 Comet Geyser - (JPL video) - (NASA samples page)
Geology
Mapped unit: M-f
Formation: Margin Unit
Rock Type: Sandstone? Ultramafic (highly altered)?
Interpretation: Uncertain
(Shoreline/river/lake? Aeolian? Pyroclastic? Igneous intrusive?)
Chisel marks: Yes (very subtle)Mission analysis
Blog entries: 29 February 2024, 16 April 2024
Depth of abrasion: 7 mm
Night-time LED images: Sol 1080
Flourescent images: Sol 1080
Abrasion animation: None
PIXL images: Sols 1082, 1083, 1084
SuperCam images: Sols 1084, 1085