A Rock-Solid Observation

February 17, 2026

A researcher in orange standing on a rock wall in a mine collecting samples of a white mineral deposit flowing from the outcrop.

A researcher on the rocky interior of an abandoned mine in Val‑des‑Sources, Quebec, collecting samples during the Canadian Space Agency’s M³ (Mars Methane Mission) rover deployment. M³ was intended to simulate Mars‑like terrain experiments to study methane detection during planetary surface exploration.