After landing on Mars on February 18, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has sent its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Sunday.
According to a release by NASA, The rover's Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, also located on the mast, captured a 360-degree view on February 20. Mastcam-Z is a dual-camera system equipped with a zoom function, allowing the cameras to zoom in, focus, and take high-definition video, as well as panoramic colour and 3D images of the Red planet's surface.
The photos sent by the rover will help scientists assess the geologic history and atmospheric conditions of Jezero Crater and will assist in identifying rocks and sediment worthy of a closer look by the rover's other instruments. It will also allow determining which rocks the rover should sample and collect for eventual return to Earth in the future.
The key objective of Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.
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