21 November 2018
Jezero Crater chosen as landing site for Mars 2020 mission
... trap a rover) in several locations. “The Mars community has long coveted the scientific value of sites such as Jezero Crater, and a previous mission contemplated going there, but the challenges with safely landing were considered prohibitive...
08 October 2021
Images confirm "once and for all" Jezero crater was an ancient Martian lake
...my NASA’s Perseverance rover of escarpments in Jezero crater provide evidence “once and for all” that...create a river delta, say mission scientists in a new study. Jezero crater became the target of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission when observations from ...
09 August 2021
Problem for Perseverance's first Mars sampling attempt
... a closer look. Séítah”, meaning “amidst the sand” in the Navajo language, is one of two geologic units containing Jezero Crater’s deepest and most ancient layers of exposed bedrock and other intriguing geologic features. Next, Perseverance will...
08 September 2021
Success! Perseverance collects its first Mars rock sample
...head towards the location of its second science campaign: Jezero Crater’s delta region. The delta is the fan-shaped ... a mile) borders two geologic units believed to contain Jezero Crater’s deepest and most ancient layers of exposed bedrock. “Our...
30 July 2020
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully blasts off to Mars
... samples for a possible return to Earth by future Mars sample return missions from its landing location in Jezero Crater. Jezero Crater is thought to contain fan-delta deposits, rich in clays. Scientists want to visit the shoreline of this sizeable...
17 February 2021
Perseverance due to land on Mars tomorrow!
... where the mission is managed, have confirmed that the spacecraft is healthy and on target to touch down in Jezero Crater at around 3:55 pm EST (8:55 pm GMT) on 18 February, 2021. “Perseverance is NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover mission yet, focused...
