The pristine white Perseverance rover hanging below the skycrane. some dust is blown away below where the plumes interact with the ground.

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   Simeon Schmauß (stim3on@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 06:59:56 JST Simeon Schmauß

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   Some of the most amazing images were definitely taken by the Descent Stage Downlook camera, mounted to the Sky crane.
   The rover deck is pristinely white, but a lot of dust is blown up once the rocket exhaust impinged on the surface, obscuring the rover at touchdown.