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Status Reports for Perseverance rover at Jezero Crater Mars First 575 sols on Mars

 

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L.S. Crumpler, NMMNHS & Perseverance Science Team

As of sol 575 Perseverance has travled over 12 km and Ingenuity has made 33 flights. Currently Persverance is collecting samples at the base of the Jezero Crater delta. I have been field geologic mapping the traverse out to 30 m from the rover during the entire delta campaign and some of the maps are shown in the following. The delta is a classic Earth-style "Gilbert delta" and the layers of sediment arre being examined carfefully for potential biogenic materials, cored, and stired on the rover for delivery to a caching site. Shortly we will collect a couple of more samples and then drive to the sample caching site where the Mars Sample Return lander will land some time after 2030, collect the samples from the cache, and return them to Earth.


 

 


Archived Reports


Sol 4718 Approaching the Head of Perseverance Valley!

Opportunity has begun the drive down the long descending southward slope of the rim crest here. The destination is a notch in the rim of Endeavour crater which is also the head of a small and ancient water-cut valley. There is a good view south along the rim from this location, although a dusty one.

Monday March 6, 2017

Sol 4662 – Out of the Crater and Cruising South!

Friday, February 10, 2017

Sol 4639 - Approaching the Crater Rim!

 

Opportunity at Endeavour crater: Not a boring flat terrain, but heroically rugged terrain.

Beginning to Climb up the Crater Wall

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