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~40 meters west, still waiting for the official data. The distant light toned patch at the bottom of the valley on the opposite bank of Neretva Vallis is “Bright Angel”. It’s a pre-defined “Science Waypoint” for the rover, but the rover will have to cross the valley to reach it.
Left NavCam - NASA/JPL-Caltech
Episode 161 With Ingenuity out of service, planning safe routes for Perseverance must rely on high resolution images taken from orbit. But after weeks of struggling, it’s becoming clear that those images can conceal incredibly treacherous terrain.
Bright Angel is a potential science waypoint on the opposite bank of Neretva Vallis (the light toned rock on the upper part of this mosaic)
Sol 1136 - Post drive 16 tile NavCam NASA/JPL-Caltech
NavCam from 52.0606. Waiting for the drive official drive data, but a very rough estimate is close to 20 meters.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
A drive of 58 meters (191 ft) on Sol 1134 took Perseverance rover towards the Northwest. Attached is one of the post drive NavCam images assembled from 16 tiles. The image takes in the view of the sand-filled ancient river channel called Neretva Vallis. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 167 (April 21 - 27, 2024) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was...
It’s thought the team may actually be going to cross the ancient river bed. They would need to drive further west, before crossing the ancient river bed where there is less sand. This to reach the north bank where the science target called Bright Angel is situated. It’s over 500 meters from the current spot, so it could take...
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast. This image was acquired on April 27, 2024 (Sol 1133) at the local mean solar time of 13:07:52. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Mosaic of 16 post drive NavCam’s. The visible tracks behind the rover are from three separate drives across this very difficult rocky / sandy terrain. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
MastCam-Z - full zoom (110mm) - Sol 1130 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 166 (April 14 - 20, 2024) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Left Mastcam-Z camera. This image was acquired on April 17, 2024 (Sol 1123) at the local mean solar time of...
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS...
Looking to the west after a drive by Perseverance rover on Sol 1124 (April 18, 2024). The drive distance was 34.3 meters (112.5 ft), and took the rover North-northwest to site 51.5030. This image was assemble from 24 overlapping L-NavCam frames (tiles) and then processed / cropped. Zoom in to see the detaile....
Released April 19, 2024...
16 tile NavCam - Playground Graffiti ;)
