Searching for the dark in the light on Mars

Searching for the dark in the light on Mars

Perseverance has been busy exploring lower "Witch Hazel Hill," an outcrop exposed on the edge of the Jezero crater rim. The outcrop is composed of alternating light and dark layers, and naturally, the team has been trying to understand the makeup of and relationships between the light and dark layers.

The Dark Energy Camera mounted on the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory telescope in Chile has captured images of a spectacular cosmic phenomenon. The light of new stars is trying to… Watch the great battle raging between darkness and light in our galaxy (video) - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

Searching for the Dark in the Light

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2025 Perseverance has been busy exploring lower "Witch Hazel Hill," an outcrop exposed on the edge of the Jezero crater rim. The outcrop is composed of alternating light and dark layers, and naturally, the team has been trying to understand the makeup of and relationships between the light and dark layers. A few weeks ago, we sampled one of the light-toned layers, which we discovered was made up of v