Roaming Mars is a lonely existence for NASA's Perseverance, but the exploratory rover now has a traveling companion: a hitchhiking 'pet rock' that got stuck in one of its wheels.
is a lonely existence for NASA's Perseverance, but the exploratory rover now has a traveling companion: a hitchhiking"pet rock" that got stuck in one of its wheels.Luckily, the Martian stone won't impact the rover's science mission and is only a minor inconvenience – like having a pebble stuck in your shoe.
Recent images show that the rock is still tumbling along with Perseverance 126 days after it first hitched a ride. The rover will shortly be gearing up for an ascent of one of the Jezero crater's steep slopes, which may dislodge its stony stowaway.When the pet rock does eventually fall out of the rover's wheel, it will likely be surrounded by rocks that are very different from itself because it is likely of volcanic origin.
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