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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks back toward its tracks on July 1, 2021 (the 130th sol, or Martian day, of its mission), after driving au...
Perseverance Looks Back After a Long Autonomous DrivePerseverance Looks Back After a Long Autonomous Drive
July 21, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks back toward its tracks on July 1, 2021 (the 130th sol, or Martian day, of its mission), after driving autonomously 358 feet (109 meters) – its longest autonomous drive to date.
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The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance rover reached out to examine rocks in an area on Mars nicknamed the “Cratered Floor Fractured Ro...
Perseverance's Arm over 'Paver Rocks'Perseverance's Arm over 'Paver Rocks'
July 20, 2021
The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance rover reached out to examine rocks in an area on Mars nicknamed the “Cratered Floor Fractured Rough” area in this image captured on July 10, 2021 (the 138th sol, or Martian day, of its missi...
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this close-up of a rock target nicknamed “Foux” using its WATSON camera on the end of the rov...
WATSON Views 'Foux'WATSON Views 'Foux'
July 20, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this close-up of a rock target nicknamed “Foux” using its WATSON camera on the end of the rover’s robotic arm. The image was taken July 11, 2021, the 139th Martian day, or sol, of the mis...
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PIXL, one of seven instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, is equipped with light diodes circling its opening to take pictures of rock t...
PIXL's NightlightPIXL's Nightlight
July 20, 2021
PIXL, one of seven instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, is equipped with light diodes circling its opening to take pictures of rock targets in the dark. Using artificial intelligence, PIXL relies on the images to determine how far aw...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter spotted this location, nicknamed “Raised Ridges,” during its ninth flight, on July 5. Scientists...
Ingenuity Spots 'Raised Ridges' During Ninth FlightIngenuity Spots 'Raised Ridges' During Ninth Flight
July 12, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter spotted this location, nicknamed “Raised Ridges,” during its ninth flight, on July 5. Scientists hope to visit “Raised Ridges” with the Perseverance rover in the future.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this image of tracks made by the Perseverance rover during its ninth flight, on July 5. A portion o...
Ingenuity Spots Rover Tracks During Ninth FlightIngenuity Spots Rover Tracks During Ninth Flight
July 12, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this image of tracks made by the Perseverance rover during its ninth flight, on July 5. A portion of the helicopter’s landing gear can be seen at top left.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew over these sand dunes and rocks during its ninth flight, on July 5, 2021. While the agency’s Pers...
Ingenuity Spots Rocks During Ninth FlightIngenuity Spots Rocks During Ninth Flight
July 12, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew over these sand dunes and rocks during its ninth flight, on July 5, 2021. While the agency’s Perseverance Mars can’t risk getting stuck in this sand, scientists are still able to learn about ...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew over this dune field in a region of Jezero Crater nicknamed “Séítahduring its ninth...
Ingenuity Spots Dune Fields During Ninth FlightIngenuity Spots Dune Fields During Ninth Flight
July 12, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flew over this dune field in a region of Jezero Crater nicknamed “Séítahduring its ninth flight, on July 5, 2021. A portion of the helicopter’s landing gear can be seen at top left.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this image overlooking the “Séítah” region using its navigation camera.
Perseverance Looks Out Over 'Séítah'Perseverance Looks Out Over 'Séítah'
July 07, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this image overlooking the “Séítah” region using its navigation camera.
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Perseverance relies on left and right navigation cameras. The view seen here combines the perspective of two cameras rover during the rover’s...
Perseverances First Autonav DrivePerseverances First Autonav Drive
July 01, 2021
Perseverance relies on left and right navigation cameras. The view seen here combines the perspective of two cameras rover during the rover’s first drive using AutoNav, it’s auto-navigation function.
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Vandi Verma, an engineer who now works with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is seen here working as a driver for the Curiosity rover. The spe...
3D Glasses Used for Rover Driving3D Glasses Used for Rover Driving
July 01, 2021
Vandi Verma, an engineer who now works with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, is seen here working as a driver for the Curiosity rover. The special 3D glasses she’s wearing are still used by rover drivers to easily detect changes in terr...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is seen here in 3D using images taken June 6, 2021, by the left and right Mastcam-Z cameras aboard NASA&rsqu...
Ingenuity Helicopter in 3DIngenuity Helicopter in 3D
June 25, 2021
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is seen here in 3D using images taken June 6, 2021, by the left and right Mastcam-Z cameras aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover.
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This computer simulation shows NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover taking its first selfie, on April 6, 2021. The point of view of the rover&rsquo...
Computer Simulation of Rover SelfieComputer Simulation of Rover Selfie
June 25, 2021
This computer simulation shows NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover taking its first selfie, on April 6, 2021. The point of view of the rover’s WATSON camera is included to show how each of the 62 images were taken before being sent to Earth...
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This composite image of Jezero Crater’s “Delta Scarp” was generated using data from the Perseverance rover’s Remote Microsc...
Two Views of Delta ScarpTwo Views of Delta Scarp
June 22, 2021
This composite image of Jezero Crater’s “Delta Scarp” was generated using data from the Perseverance rover’s Remote Microscopic Imager and Mastcam-Z camera.
