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The team of Rover Perseverance, publish the first color images of Mars taken from its point of arrival at Jezero Crater. A panoramic view shows a flat landscape, dominated by a sandy surface from which emerge some smaller rocks and stones. In the background there is an elevation in the ground.
In an informative meeting on the status of the rover after its first hours on Earth, an image taken with a camera installed in the jetpack was also published‘–The backhoe structure from which Perseverance was tied down with nylon cables from a crane. The photo, in color, captures the rover still in the air, just before its wheels hit the ground.
Another image includes a view of one of the rover wheels, seated on a sandy surface with rocks and loose stones around. It is interesting to know if they are of volcanic or sedimentary origin.
Perseverance, the systems are in good condition after the review they have undergone after arriving on the red planet, look for signs of ancient microbial life, Will collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) carefully selected for their future return to Earth, it will characterize the geology and climate of Mars and pave the way for ‘in situ’ human exploration.
Its destination is a basin where scientists believe an ancient river flowed into a lake and deposited fan-shaped sediments known as Delta. Scientists believe that the environment here has probably preserved signs of any life that took hold billions of years ago.
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