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Collected by the Perseverance Rover
Mars Rock Sample Montage
These high-resolution images highlight the diversity of materials obtained during the rover’s first thee and a half years on the Red Planet.
Download the Video and Social Media ImagesLanding Site: Jezero Crater
NASA chose Jezero Crater as the landing site for the Perseverance rover.
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Scientists believe the area was once flooded with water and was home to an ancient river delta. The process of landing site selection involved a combination of mission team members and scientists from around the world, who carefully examined more than 60 candidate locations on the Red Planet.
After the exhaustive five-year study of potential sites, each with its own unique characteristics and appeal, Jezero rose to the top.
Jezero Crater tells a story of the on-again, off-again nature of the wet past of Mars.
More than 3.5 billion years ago, river channels spilled over the crater wall and created a lake. Scientists see evidence that water carried clay minerals from the surrounding area into the crater lake. Conceivab
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