Perseverance Sol 1790: Left Mastcam-Z Camera This image was acquired on March 3, 2026 (Sol 1790) at the local mean solar time of 12:17:31. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU raw : https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZL0_1790_0825845995_303EBY_N0860510ZCAM09839_1100LMJ by Neaterntal
Neaterntal on March 5, 2026 4:58 pm more raw images: [https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/](https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/)
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JodieFostersFist on March 5, 2026 5:25 pm Nobody sits like this rock sits. You rock, rock. The rock just sits and is. You show us how to just sit here and that’s what we need.
_meestir_ on March 5, 2026 5:35 pm I’m gonna take a crack at how big that is and guesstimate ~ 12 inches by 12 inches
RyzRx on March 5, 2026 5:47 pm Weird-looking rock on the very left has a letter Z on it. Coincidentally taken by Perseverance Left Mastcam-Z Camera. Cool! Rock on!
big_duo3674 on March 5, 2026 5:51 pm No, it’s a mineral, Marie! Actually it looks like it is just a rock, but it probably has lots of minerals in it
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more raw images:
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processed by Paul Byrne
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Looks like a rock you’d find on a beach on earth.
That’s a nice rock
Yep, it’s a rock
Rock on, Mars
ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!
What’s the scale on that bad boy?
Its a dead Onix
Ankylosaurus relaxing in a mud bath.
God damn thats a nice rock.
Does anyone else see a howling wolf?
What’s the scale here? How big is this rock?
The spice must flow.
Do we know how big this rock is?
I like that boulder. That is a nice boulder.
Nobody sits like this rock sits.
You rock, rock.
The rock just sits and is.
You show us how to just sit here and that’s what we need.
Rocky question?
I see a opossum head.

It is a beautiful rock!

Howling Wolf Rock
I’m gonna take a crack at how big that is and guesstimate ~ 12 inches by 12 inches
What’s the temperature of that rock?

“Red rocks!”
“YAY-YAYEE!!!”
It looks angry
That was worth us spending 40 billion
A fine addition to my collection

Weird-looking rock on the very left has a letter Z on it. Coincidentally taken by Perseverance Left Mastcam-Z Camera. Cool! Rock on!

No, it’s a mineral, Marie!
Actually it looks like it is just a rock, but it probably has lots of minerals in it
Where banana?
Is it the rock?
Is it MM.DD.YY or DD.MM.YY?