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Crater Rim

February 24, 2021

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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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/ASU

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