The rover's 26th sample, known as "Silver Mountain," has textures "unlike anything we've seen before," NASA says.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ... Known as “Silver Mountain,” the rock core has been sealed into a tube so it can be analyzed in labs ...

Scientists are cataloging and analyzing the first samples collected by NASA's Perseverance rover while the agency weighs its options for returning them to Earth.

The Perseverance Mars rover has collected a rock sample on Mars unlike any other it has picked up so far. "My 26th sample, known as 'Silver Mountain,' has textures unlike anything we've seen ...