Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater
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- Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater
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Perseverance's Mastcam-Z instrument provides high-resolution stereo and multispectral images with a unique combination of spatial resolution, spatial coverage, and wavelength coverage along the rover's traverse in Jezero crater, Mars. Images reveal rocks consistent with an igneous (including volcanic and/or volcaniclastic) and/or impactite origin and limited aqueous alteration, including polygonally fractured rocks with weathered coatings; massive boulder-forming bedrock consisting of mafic silicates, ferric oxides, and/or iron-bearing alteration minerals; and coarsely layered outcrops dominated by olivine. Pyroxene dominates the iron-bearing mineralogy in the finegrained regolith, while olivine dominates the coarse-grained regolith. Solar and atmospheric imaging observations show significant intra- and intersol variations in dust optical depth and water ice clouds, as well as unique examples of boundary layer vortex action from both natural (dust devil) and Ingenuity helicopter-induced dust lifting. High-resolution stereo imaging also provides geologic context for rover operations, other instrument observations, and sample selection, characterization, and confirmation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 4856 |
Journal | Science Advances |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 47 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Nov 2022 |
- MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE, OPTICAL DEPTH, DUST AEROSOL, IMAGER, VENTIFACTS, CLOUDS, SYSTEM, VIKING, WIND, SAND
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