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NASA’s Perseverance Views Dust at Neretva Vallis

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Briefings

NASA's Perseverance rover captured a 360-degree view of Neretva Vallis on May 20, 2024, revealing a wind-swept, dusty landscape. The image was stitched from 217 Mastcam-Z images, with color bands enhanced for contrast. The area is believed to have hosted a river channel that deposited fresh water into Jezero Crater billions of years ago.

Key points

• The rover's Mastcam-Z instrument captured 217 images to create a 360-degree view of Neretva Vallis.
• The enhanced-color version of the image was processed to accentuate color differences between the landscape.

Context

This 360-degree look at Mars' Jezero Crater was stitched together using 217 images acquired by the rover's Mastcam-Z on May 20, 2024, the 1,155th Martian day of the mission. The area is believed to have hosted a river channel that fed fresh water into Jezero Crater.

Limitations

The image is a TIFF file (868.48 MB) with limited resolution and color depth. The enhanced color processing may alter the original scene's visual fidelity. No direct measurements of the river channel's depth or width are provided in the source.

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