Perseverance Rover Captures 360-Degree View of Mars' Neretva Vallis
Photo: Stock image, not from the event. Photo by Artem Podrez / PexelsNASA's Perseverance rover has provided a 360-degree view of Neretva Vallis, located within Mars' Jezero Crater. This panoramic image was created by stitching together 217 individual images.
The images were acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z instrument on May 20, 2024, which marked the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The current landscape is described as a wind-swept and dusty area.
According to NASA News Releases, billions of years ago, Neretva Vallis was a river channel that supplied fresh water into Jezero Crater. The released image is an enhanced-color version, processed to improve visual contrast and highlight color differences.
Arizona State University leads the operations for the Mastcam-Z instrument. This work is done in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems, which contributed to the design, fabrication, testing, and operation of the cameras. The Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen also collaborated on the design, fabrication, and testing of the calibration targets.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed by Caltech for the agency, is responsible for building and managing the operations of the Perseverance rover.
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