NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has shared some remarkable images of different rock formations at its next exploration site.
The rocks are located in the area of an ancient river delta inside Jezero Crater that scientists believe has the best chance of containing evidence of any past microbial life on the red planet.
One particularly striking image appears to show a bolder perched atop a larger rock, while others show in great detail various layered rock formations. It said the delta was the primary reason why the team landed Perseverance in the Jezero Crater last year. Higher up the delta, Perseverance will be directed to examine sand and rock fragments that came from upstream, possibly from places miles away that the rover will never explore. “We can take advantage of an ancient Martian river that brought the planet’s geological secrets to us,” Farley said.
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