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NASA spacecraft spots Perseverance Mars rover looking like a shiny speck

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to snap Percy from on high.

This story is part of Welcome to Mars, our series exploring the red planet.

The Perseverance rover is roughly the size of a small car, but its relatively dainty size didn’t stop NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from capturing a view of it from orbit. The MRO HiRise camera team shared a fantastic image this week showing the rover looking like a bright rectangle on the rippled Martian landscape.

If you look closely, you can make out some of the rover’s wheel tracks. «HiRise images like this one allow the rover team to choose the best route to get to their primary target and help put the rover’s observations in context within Jezero Crater,» said HiRise deputy principal investigator Shane Byrne in a statement this week.

The rover as seen in the image is 2,300 feet (700 meters) from its February landing site. Perseverance’s meandering route has carried it across 1.62 miles (2.61 kilometers) of the Jezero Crater, an ancient lakebed. NASA lets you track the rover’s location with an interactive online map.

The new MRO view of Percy comes at a good time to help tide us over during Mars solar conjunction. Every two years, Earth and Mars end up on either side of the sun from each other and NASA takes a break from sending commands to its Martian missions.

Perseverance will be sitting tight through mid-October, though it will continue to monitor its surroundings during its vacation.

The rover will soon be getting back to its geology studies and its goal of seeking out signs of ancient microbial life in a region with a fascinating history of water. Perseverance may look small in the MRO image, but the mission is huge.

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The Fourth Episode of the VERUM AI Mini-Series Is Out

Verum Messenger has released the fourth episode of its AI mini-series SHADOWS, created using Verum AI. The new episode, titled “No Borders,” continues the story of a team trying to stay out of the OMEGA corporation’s sight.

Following the events of the previous episodes, the team moves between cities and countries while OMEGA continues its search. The new episode puts particular emphasis on Verum Messenger’s capabilities that allow users to conceal their location.

“No Borders” is another chapter in a story about privacy, freedom of communication, and technologies that erase borders between people.

The VERUM AI mini-series consists of seven episodes, released gradually across Verum Messenger’s social media channels.

Episode 4 is now available. Stay tuned for the next chapter.

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Verum Messenger Introduces Built-In Verum Chess

Verum Messenger has released a new update for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, adding another feature to its growing ecosystem — Verum Chess. Users can now play chess directly inside the messenger without switching between different applications.

The new feature allows users to start a game in just a few taps while reinforcing Verum’s vision of a unified digital environment where communication and everyday services come together in a single platform.

Verum Messenger continues to evolve into a multifunctional ecosystem that combines secure chats and calls, AI tools, a built-in VPN, anonymous email, eSIM, financial services, cryptocurrency features, and offline communication. With the introduction of Verum Chess, the platform now also offers a new way for users to interact and spend time together without leaving the app.

The update is now available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac on the App Store.

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Episode 3 of the VERUM AI Mini-Series Is Now Available

Verum Messenger has released the third episode of its AI mini-series, SHADOWS, created using Verum AI.

The new episode, titled «Ghost Money,» continues the story of the conflict between a team of heroes and the Omega corporation, which seeks to take control of digital communications. This time, the focus shifts to anonymous payments and financial freedom, revealing how privacy can extend beyond messaging.

Like the previous episodes, the new release not only advances the storyline but also showcases the capabilities of the Verum ecosystem, highlighting technologies designed for secure communication and digital privacy.

The mini-series consists of seven episodes, released gradually across Verum Messenger’s social media channels.

Episode 3 is now available. Stay tuned for the next chapter.

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