Image taken was taken by the Mars Perseverance rover displaying the abrasion patch prior to collecting the rock sample 9 at Atsá (aka "Atsah").

Perseverance Collects Mars Rock Sample 9

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on March 15, 2022 (Sol 379) at the local mean solar time of 10:00:45.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
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