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Processed by James Sorenson.
High on the list of my favourites mission images (so far)
Distance 57.3 meters.
We're still waiting for the movie frames the rover captured during flight 54, those movies will be rather special :)
Learn more about Samples No. 14 and 15 – “Shuyak” and “Mageik,” a pair of sedimentary rock core samples that excite scientists because, on Earth, this type of sedimentary rock preserves signs of life for a very long time. If that same process also occurs on Mars, it could help us understand if life ever existed there.
Perseverance on its way to RMC 42.2700 made a stop to take a picture of its companion, Ingenuity, at RMC 42.2360. The team apparently intended the image to be very detailed so they used Mastcam-Z with a focal length of 110mm from a distance of 14m!
It could be messed up data from the helicopter, or there could be a problem with the helicopter. Whatever it was the helicopter is safe on the ground and even sent images from earlier flights after landing. But the lack of images from flight 53 is very odd.
Need JSON data to establish the precise distance but that will have to wait until JPL release the data. Credits for spotting it to Mars Stu, and reported by @65dBnoise@mastodon.social