Perseverance Shares Views Of Mars Crater When Climbing

JAKARTA Perseverance, NASA's Mars rover, shared a recent image showing the view on the red planet. This image was taken last September, but was only shared.

According to NASA's explanation, this image is formed from 44 mosaic frames annotated. From the mosaic collection, it can be seen that there are many landmarks and areas that are important for Perseverance, such as the landing site until the first location when they find sediment rock.

In addition, there is also a field that is the last location for Ingenuity rides that have died. This memorable sight was taken around the climbing point to the crater wall, precisely at a location called Faraway Rock.

"This image not only shows our past and present, but also shows the greatest challenge of achieving our goals in the future," said Perseverance's Deputy Project Manager Rick Welch.

Rick explained that the right side of the image is the top of the mountain with a slope of 20 degrees. This area will be a new challenge for Perseverance because the slope is very steep and has a slippery surface.

So far, Perseverance has been able to survive in steep and slippery conditions, but not at the same time. If Perseverance is able to bypass it and reach its targeted location, this will be a new record and experience for the rover.

"The Mars rover has crossed a steeper terrain, and has crossed a more slippery terrain, but this is the first time someone has to handle both of them," said Captain Miller of NASA's JPL. "The rover planners see that this tends to be a long and difficult journey."