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The dust can also be magnetic. Ingenuity has a color calibration plate [1] on top and it's protected from dust by a ring of magnets. Here [2] it is in situ on s
by Fatnino 4y ago
The dust can also be magnetic. Ingenuity has a color calibration plate [1] on top and it's protected from dust by a ring of magnets.
Here [2] it is in situ on sol 2 on Mars. Clearly visible are the magnetic patterns made by the layer of dust that was kicked up at landing.
[1] https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25433/mastcam-zs-calibration-target/ https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25433/mastcam-zs-calibration...
[2] https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZLF_0002_0667131328_423FDR_N0010052ZCAM00012_0630LUJ01 https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/ZLF_000...