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Perseverance Captures Contact Zone Between Breccia and Darker Rocks at Tinga
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NASA's Perseverance rover used the left eye of Mastcam-Z to photograph a potential contact zone between breccia and taller, darker rocks at the "Tinga" target. The image was acquired on October 14, 2026 (solar day 2009), while the rover was driving past the southern edge of the "Idubi" outcrop. NASA says the lower unit may be a polymict breccia formed by violent geological processes such as impacts; the taller dark rocks may be related to the olivine-bearing unit at "Idubi," or may have been baked by its high temperatures. The research team says further in-situ exploration of the outcrop is still needed to determine the relationship between the two.
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- NASA's Perseverance captures contact zone between breccia and darker rocks at 'Tinga' target
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z left eye to capture a potential contact zone between breccia and taller, darker rocks at the 'Tinga' target. The image was acquired on October 14, 2026 (solar day 2009), while the rover was driving along the southern edge of the 'Idubi' outcrop. The lower unit may be a polymict breccia formed by violent geological processes such as impacts, while the higher dark rocks may be related to the olivine-bearing unit at 'Idubi' and may also have been baked by its high temperatures. The research team says further in-situ exploration of the outcrop is still needed to determine the relationship between the two.
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