Explore an ancient river on Mars with the Perseverance rover

Madrid, January 3 (Europa Press) –

After 1,000 days of exploration on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover is studying rocks that reflect multiple eras in Mars’ history. A billion year old river delta.

Scientists are investigating this area of ​​Mars, known as Jezero Crater. To see if they could find evidence of ancient life recorded in rocks,

NASA offers a guided tour of a highly detailed panorama of the rover’s location taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument in November 2023.

Composed of 993 individual images and 2.38 billion pixels, This 360 degree mosaic Looks in all directions from a spot the rover’s science team calls “Eerie Hill.”

Parts of the rover itself are visible in the scene and appear more distorted toward the edges as a result of image processing.

Color enhancement applied to an image increases contrast and enhances color differences. By approximating what the scene will look like in Earth-like lighting conditions, the adjustments allow mission scientists to use their everyday experience to interpret the landscape. The appearance of Mars will be dark and red, NASA report.