NASA's Perseverance Observes 'Observation Rock'

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This natural-color, high-resolution mosaic showing "Observation Rock" was taken by the Mastcam-Z instrument on NASA's Perseverance as the rover climbed the western wall of Jezero Crater. The location is near an area the Perseverance science team is calling "Curtis Ridge." The 14 frames used to generate the mosaic were acquired on Oct. 18, 2024, the 1,302nd Martian day, or sol, of Perseverance's mission. Arizona State University leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, on the design, fabrication, testing, and operation of the cameras, and in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen on the design, fabrication, and testing of the calibration targets. A key objective for Persever

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