A Perfectly Balanced Rock (and some alien hardware!) Seen by Perseverance By Nancy_A
The rover team says that shiny bit of foil is part of a thermal blanket – a material used to control temperatures. “It’s a surprise finding this here: My descent stage crashed about 2 km away. Did this piece land here after that, or was it blown here by the wind?” the team asked on Twitter. Here’s a closeup, showing the foil:But this region is a treasure trove of unusual features, and it will be interesting to see how much Perseverance can study these features.
. The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving. This image was acquired on June 10, 2022 at the local mean solar time of 15:45:06.Since this place looks so much like the Navajo Monument Valley, its fitting that the Perseverance team is using Navajo/Diné terms for naming the features the rover sees on Mars. Our friend Jason Major has a suggestion:
In all seriousness since NASA has adopted the practice of naming features Perseverance finds with Navajo/Diné terms, they should do that. But, if they want to expand to other indigenous words may I suggest “Montaup,” Narragansett for “look out hill.”
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