{"p":"","h":{"iv":"ROXSYW+cfvEbFHu5","at":"ocxplSQjdRC3tXEtB/9/wg=="}}

The tube appears to be at the Vision Station, getting ready to meet the ground where it'll stay for the next 6 years, or for eternity.

The second tube that's visible is a reflection of the one in the foreground on a shinny metal panel.

EDIT: It's next to the Vision Station but not *at* it.

Processed SHERLOC_WATSON
RMC: 32.0148, Sol: 653, LMST: 13:17:05
Link: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-ima
Credit: /JPL-Caltech/65dBnoise

2
Share
Share on Mastodon
Share on Twitter
Share on Facebook
Share on Linkedin
Christian Köstner

@65dBnoise Somebody on Twitter actually had a good question: Why dropping those containers on various locations? Why does perceveranve not keep them until the return rover meets up with it? #mars #perseverance #samplereturn

1
2y
Tom Montgomery

@65dBnoise

That mirror-like panel is mentioned in various papers on the Sample Handling System. And I just now realized that the purpose (because everything on that rover has a purpose!) is to allow WATSON to see what the SHS is doing. 🤓

2
2y
Replies