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NASA’s persistence crosses an ancient river to achieve the scientific objective

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Stitched together from 18 images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover

Originally thought of as little more than a road without rocks slowing the rover, Neretva Vallis has offered a wealth of geological options for the science team. After swerving across a dune field to avoid rocks that rattle the wheels, NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover reached its latest area of ​​scientific interest on June 9. The … Read more

NASA’s persistence crosses an ancient river to achieve the scientific objective

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Overlaid on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, this map shows the path of Persistence between January 21 and June 11. The white dots show where the rover stopped after completing a pass near the Neretva Vallis river channel. The pale blue line shows the path of the rover inside the channel. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University … Read more