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NASA’s Mars rover climbed to the top of the crater

By admin, Aralık 16, 2024

NASA’s Mars rover climbed to the top of the crater





NASA's Mars rover climbed to the top of the crater



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NASA’s Perseverance The rover completed its impressive climb across the surface of Mars. To the rim of Jezero Crater reached. This success was recorded as a result of a process in which the vehicle achieved a vertical ascent of 500 meters in a difficult journey lasting 3.5 months and struggled with slippery and unstable ground on slopes of 20 percent. Steven Lee from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) stated that the team developed innovative approaches to overcome the challenges it faced and that Perseverance successfully completed this challenging mission.

The edge of the crater has been reached




NASA's Mars rover climbed to the top of the crater



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Perseverance landed in the 45-kilometer-wide Jezero Crater in February 2021 and was assigned to investigate traces of past life on Mars and also collect samples to be brought back to Earth in the future. The vehicle, which has carried out four different scientific campaigns so far, is preparing to start a new scientific research called “Northern Rim”.

Reconnaissance vehicle within the scope of new mission The oldest rocks on Mars It will collect information that will help us understand the early stages of the Red Planet and Earth. It is stated that these rocks have survived from the period when the Jezero Crater was formed by a meteorite impact 3.9 billion years ago. It is thought that these rocks were thrown here from the depths of Mars after the collision.

Perseverance has already retraced its route after reaching the point called “Lookout Hill” on the edge of Jezero Crater. 450 metre in the distance “Witch Hazel Hill” into an interesting rock formation called “. Then, Perseverance’s ca. 3,2 kilometre located in the south and likely to have been less affected by the formation of Jezero Crater “Lake of CharmsIt is expected to reach the ” region. NASA officials state that this region may carry better preserved geological traces. This new scientific campaign of Perseverance, will continue for one year and the vehicle is planned to travel a distance of 6.4 kilometers, visiting four different geological regions.

























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