NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard left Navigation Camera (Navcam). The camera is located high on the rover’s mast and aids in driving. This image was acquired on Mar. 7, 2021.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The rover has also been searching for a suitable airfield for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to attempt its first flight tests. Now that the right spot has been found, the Perseverance and Ingenuity teams are making plans for the rover to deploy the helicopter, which will have 30 Martian days, or sols (31 Earth days), to complete up to five test flights.
DC Agle
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
Grey Hautaluoma / Joshua Handal
NASA Headquarters, Washington
Written by Pat Brennan
