HiPOD: Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Candidate Landing Site for 2020 and Sample Return Missions at Jezero Crater

Candidate Landing Site for 2020 and Sample Return Missions at Jezero Crater

A Taste of Jezero
NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to land in Jezero in February 2021, and this image shows part of the western inlet valley into the crater. HiRISE has acquired many images for rock and hazard detection and for areas of future exploration and possible sample return.

ID: ESP_062662_1990
date: 9 December 2019
altitude: 278 km

https://uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_062662_1990
NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
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Black & white is less than 5 km across; enhanced color is less than 1 km. For full observation details, visit the ID link.