An image of what appeared to be a clump string on Mars went viral last week.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of the area in front of it using its onboard Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A . This image was acquired on JuAs far as scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory know, there are not yet yarn factories on Mars.
So, the image of what looks like a small Martian tumbleweed had some social media users asking questions.The Mars Perseverance rover acquired the photos using the onboard Front Right and Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A.in an email to Gizmodo, is that the stringy clump is debris from the mission.
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