NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the end of the rover’s robotic arm.
Raw colours (unprocessed)
This image was acquired on Sept. 3, 2025 (Sol 1613) at the local mean solar time of 22:48:51.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
They’ve used artificial lighting on most of the abrasion patches, which is pretty useful for seeing patterns and comparing features across a lot of different rock types:
For comparison, the abrasion patches under natural lighting: