On Wednesday (6), NASA revealed a new 360 -degree image of Mars, which was made by the perseverance, which impresses the intensity and richness of the details. The scene combines strange rock formations, sand dunes and distant hills, all under a particularly clear sky.
Thanks to the favorable weather conditions, the Explorer was able to obtain many amazing images, with 96 of them used by the scientific team responsible for the mission to form a mosaic.
One of the prominent points is a rock that appears to be gently supported by a dark ripple of sand, as if it was floating. You can also see a geological line that determines the meeting of two different types of terrain, as well as visible hills up to 65 km.
The images were made by the cannon's MASTCAM-Z camera on May 26, 2025, from the area called Falbreen, on 1,516 Mars. Since landing in the Jezero hole in 2021, Rover has traveled several lands, and reached the top of the boundaries of the hole at the end of last year.
In one communicationJim Bell, the main researcher at MASTCAM-Z at Arizona State University, says the absence of dust in the air contributed to the scene. “In this particular mosaic, we improve the contrast of color, which highlights the differences between the earth and the sky,” explains the world of the planets, adding that although the colored version of the scene reveals almost a blue sky, the image in natural colors shows the typical tone of Mars.
According to Bell, color contrast was set to highlight the differences between the earth and the sky, which led to a scene calling for meditation, but it is also full of important geological information.
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Rover perseverance hunt a “floating” rock in the dark sand dunes
Just 4.4 meters from perseverance, there is a rock called “floating” by the scientific team, which may be carried by the forces of nature – perhaps landslides, water or wind – to the dark sand spear where it falls (even before the sand dunes themselves formed).
It also draws attention to a small white spot, behind it Rover drilling on a rock. This process reveals the inner part of the stone and helps scientists determine whether it is worth collecting a sample. This forty -fourth rock was interested in perseverance since the beginning of the mission.
On the right edge of the image, you can see the tracks he left on his journey to Falbreen. The corridor follows about 90 meters and then disappears to the left towards an area called “Kenmour”, previously explored.
During a large part of the mosaic, there is a path that separates two distinct types of rocks. The lighter weight, near Rover, contains Olivina. Indeed, the darkest, falls into the background, it appears to be much older clay rocks, which represents the face of various geological formations.
