At 20:43:38 UTC, 16:18:06 local solar time, Mastcam Left captures its own freshly imprinted footprints on sand dunes named “Suilven Ripple”.
Note the difference with the Sol 2017 image https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706.1073741828.1612043482212172/1668675009882352/ ), as well as the Sol 2020 image https://www.facebook.com/PianetaMarte.MdM/photos/a.1625578140858706.1073741828.1612043482212172/1673083946108125/ ).
In this image, the footprints appear significantly deeper but less defined, while still showing some compactness. Especially in the upper right part of the image you can still notice some well-defined edges as well as the tendency to crumble into small fragmented layers, visible a bit lower; also in this case we are dealing with a wet though sandy soil?
HD processed image: https://image.ibb.co/cO6kHS/Curiosity_Sol2023.jpg
Original image: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/raw/?rawid=2023ML0106840000800234E01_DXXX&s=2023
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