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Searching for Spherules to Sample

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 06, 2025 Over the past few weeks, Perseverance has been investigating some curious spherules peppered across the "Witch Hazel Hill" region along the rim of Jezero crater. A striking cluster of the small bubble-shaped stones were first spotted by the Mastcam-Z instrument on Sol 1442 (March 11, 2025) at "Broom Point," in a rock named "St. Pauls Bay." A few sols later, a similar assemblage was discovered by

NASA Hunts for Spherules to Study

In recent weeks, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been busy exploring a fascinating geological feature in the “Witch Hazel Hill” area on the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars. This exploration has led to the discovery of intriguing small spherical stones, termed spherules, which have piqued the curiosity of scientists. These spherules were first identified by […]

Searching for Spherules to Sample - NASA Science

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