# The orbiter's limits near Gale are up to four times below the rover's background for the same season.

> The orbiter's limits near Gale are up to four times below the rover's background for the same season.

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# The orbiter's limits near Gale are up to four times below the rover's background for the same season.

The orbiter's limits near Gale are up to four times below the rover's background for the same season.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[The rover's methane readings are an instrumental artefact, chiefly methane leaking from the foreoptics…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/mars-methane/answers/ANS0D7EXZNC60BA/the-rovers-methane-readings-are-an-instrumental-artefact)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The orbiter's limits near Gale are up to four times below the rover's background for the same season. [Evidence EVD0D7EY0500VW6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D7EY0500VW6
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