Submitted by johnkoubeck t3_10g5nze in space
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meegja t1_j5186j2 wrote
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/where-is-the-rover/
Zoomable map, here you can see the position of the rover, including the Sol dates of these collections.
GimmeTwo t1_j51hd5p wrote
Regolith is just like sand and dust and dirt right?
tin_dog t1_j51jcqd wrote
Like concrete. Mix it in the right way and it may last for thousands of years.
MaxillaryOvipositor t1_j51narc wrote
Depends on how you define "dirt." Regolith strictly has nothing biological in it, which some definitions of "dirt," include.
GimmeTwo t1_j51p1pj wrote
So sand and dust and other inorganic particulates.
Yeah; I guess it would be a real story if there was organic material.
MaxillaryOvipositor t1_j51pp57 wrote
It's to differentiate it from "soil," which is strictly biological in nature.
johnkoubeck OP t1_j50qmvj wrote
- Where on Mars did the NASA’s Perseverance rover collect these samples?