NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover—New July 2022 Images | JPL
Mars2020 - sol 490 - Photo A
Left Hazard Avoidance Camera A
Core rock sampling phase.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PipploIMP
Release Date: July 7, 2022
Mars2020-MastCam-Z-sol490-Photo B
Left MastCam-Z
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PipploIMP
Release Date: July 7, 2022
Mars2020-MastCam-Z-sol490-Photo C
Right MastCam-Z
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PipploIMP
Release Date: July 7, 2022
Mars2020-MastCam-Z-sol490-Photo D
Left MastCam-Z
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PipploIMP
Release Date: July 7, 2022
"Perseverance is currently stopped for sampling at Skinner Ridge rock. Sampling activities constitute an important aspect of Perseverance’s mission, and the rover’s strategic path is developed around sampling stops. During these stops, the rover must remain stationary for at least twelve sols in order to conduct proximity science and activities related to abrasion and coring. But being parked in one location for this extended period of time is also useful for something else. "
"Sampling stops provide rare opportunities to conduct “change detection” experiments, which are used to monitor wind-driven—or aeolian—transport of sand. The basic concept behind change detection is simple: compare identical images of the surface acquired at different times to search for wind-induced movement of sand. These observations can be used to deduce information about the relative strength and direction of winds blowing in the time between the two images. Sand deposits and aeolian bedforms (such as the sand ripples seen in the accompanying Mastcam-Z image) are ideal targets for change detection."
Source: Mariah Baker, Planetary Scientist at Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit mars.nasa.gov
Image Release Dates: July 7-10, 2022
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