When Mars moves to the opposite side of the sun, Perseverance and other Martian missions like Ingenuity, InSight, and Curiosity can't be contacted.
feed, the rover described its position located between the sandy dunes of South Séítah and a rocky outcrop. The break period, which could be extended by a day or two depended on the angle between earth and Mars, won't be marked by complete inactivity, however.Martian weather with the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer, MEDA. Its cameras will be monitoring the effects of winds stirring up dust devils on the surface of Mars, while its microphones will be listening for new sounds.
"Though our Mars missions won't be as active these next few weeks, they'll still let us know their state of health," manager of the Mars Relay Network at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Roy Gladden said in a press release."Each mission has been given some homework to do until they hear from us again."
NASA’s Mars missions, clockwise from top left: Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, InSight lander, Odyssey orbiter, MAVEN orbiter, Curiosity rover, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.The missions will be taking a two-week hiatus as Mars passes around the opposite side of the Sun.While the Perseverance Rover waits in the Jezero crater for further orders, its fellow Mars missions have also selected their resting spots.
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