The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust). A detail shot from the top of the panorama shows the rim of Jezero Crater, Perseverance’s landing site.Īrizona State University in Tempe leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego.Ī key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. 21, 2021).Īnnotated versions of this panorama include a scale bar and close-ups of rock features seen in the distance. The panorama was stitched together on Earth from 142 individual images taken on Sol 3, the third Martian day of the mission (Feb.
This is the first 360-degree panorama taken by Mastcam-Z, a zoomable pair of cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.
Crater Rim: This shows the rim of Jezero Crater as seen in the first 360-degree panorama taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.
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