Perseverance Rover is designed with cameras and equipment, which helps in the investigation of rocks. It also has a Super Cam and a laser device.
NASA’s Perception Rover
In the last one month, Perseverance Rover has spent most of its time on Mars recording Ingenuity Helicopter flights. During this time, the rover also shared many pictures from Mars. Now Perverence Rover is preparing for its primary mission, which includes the study of the Jezero Crater and the discovery of signs of ancient life on Mars.
About 3.9 billion years ago, the Jezero crater was filled with a lake, which contained the waters of a river delta. Now it is hoped that dry lakes and scattered rocks can help scientists study the history of the region on Mars, which will make it easier to know if life ever existed here?
Rocks will reveal the secret of history
Study of rocks can show when the lake was formed and when it became dry? The rock-cut timeline will help researchers to determine the date of the samples, which will be assembled by the rover over the next two years. These samples, which may be returned to Earth from different missions in the coming years, may include microfossils preserving the presence of ancient life.
A recent photo taken by the rover shows rocks and pebbles scattered on the surface of the pit. Also, there is a hill named Santa Cruz which was located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) away from the rover. Please tell that the jzero is about 28 miles (45 kilometers) wide and north of the Martian equator. It is located 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) from the rover’s landing site.
Supercam and Laser Equipped Rover
The rover is designed with cameras and equipment, which helps in the investigation of the rocks. It also has a supercam and a laser device, which has already taped some rocks to determine the chemical composition. Determination of the type of rocks is very important in this area.
If they are sedimentary, sandstone is probably formed around the water and may contain minerals and sand, silt or clay that preserves signs of past life, known as biosigners. At the same time, igneous rocks, which are formed by volcanic activity, when they are formed, act like the stamp of time.
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