Mars looks more vivid than ever in new photos from Perseverance rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is sending back stunning images as it explores an ancient river delta in Jezero crater for signs of life Space 15 June 2022 An ancient river delta photographed by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU This alien landscape looks like a film set, but these are real pictures taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover . Since landing on Mars in February 2021, Perseverance has been scouring the Martian landscape for signs of microbial life by taking samples, measurements and photographs. The rover has been exploring Jezero crater, a 28-mile-wide depression created by an impact. The site once hosted an ancient river. The strange scene pictured above, taken by Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z camera on 12 June, was probably formed over millions of years of geological activity related to that river, in a build-up of rocks and sediment called a delta. This area is a likely candidate for evidence of ancient life, if it existed. Advertisement ...