NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures 360-Degree Martian Landscape
NASA
- The Perseverance rover has captured a 360-degree panorama of an area known as "Turquoise Bay" on Mars.
- The image composite consists of 818 individual frames taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument.
Technical Details
- Captured between October 5 and October 16, 2023, covering sols 933 to 944.
- The panorama features a natural-color view, with an additional enhanced-color version available to highlight geological differences.
Project Collaboration
- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the mission.
- Mastcam-Z operations are led by Arizona State University, with contributions from Malin Space Science Systems and the University of Copenhagen's Niels Bohr Institute.