NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis
Description This 360-degree look at Neretva Vallis within Mars’ Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover’s Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. While it is a wind-swept dusty vista today, billions of years ago it was home to a river channel that fed fresh water into […] The post NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva…
NASA's Perseverance rover captured a 360-degree view of Neretva Vallis, a dusty landscape within Mars' Jezero Crater, on May 20, 2024. The image, which combines 217 photos taken by the rover's Mastcam-Z instrument, showcases a wind-swept scene that once teemed with a river channel billions of years ago. This enhanced-color version, processed by Arizona State University in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems and the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen, highlights color differences and improves visual contrast.
The Mastcam-Z, built and managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (managed for the agency by Caltech), plays a crucial role in the rover's mission.
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