{"id":134295,"date":"2024-12-07T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134295"},"modified":"2024-12-07T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T02:41:12","slug":"mars-rover-perseverance-sends-home-postcard-from-scenic-pico-turquino-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=134295","title":{"rendered":"Mars rover Perseverance sends home postcard from scenic &#8216;Pico Turquino&#8217; (photo)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>After an arduous ascent to the rim of Mars&#8217; Jezero Crater, NASA&#8217;s Perseverance rover is doing a little sightseeing.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent stop on its Red Planet road trip? A roughly 656-foot-long (200 meters) outcrop named Pico Turquino.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>But it&#8217;s not all fun and games for the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/47-mars-the-red-planet-fourth-planet-from-the-sun.html\"><u>Mars<\/u><\/a> rover. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-rover-mars-2020-mission\"><u>Perseverance<\/u><\/a> has been studying the local regolith and nearby geological features with its Mastcam-Z and SuperCam instruments from its location near Pico Turquino. And soon, the six-wheeled robot will move on to abrasion testing at the site, scratching the surface of some of the rocks in this photo to study their composition and structure.<\/p>\n<p>Through this work, the Perseverance science team hopes to unearth geologic evidence that either predates or is related to the impact that formed the 28-mile-wide (45 kilometers) Jezero Crater \u2014 and potentially collect samples for NASA&#8217;s planned <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-revamp-mars-sample-return-plan\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-revamp-mars-sample-return-plan\"><u>Mars Sample Return<\/u><\/a> campaign. Ultimately, Perseverance is searching for signs of possible <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/17135-life-on-mars.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/17135-life-on-mars.html\"><u>life on Mars<\/u><\/a>, and perhaps the rocks at Pico Turquino might hold some clues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-perseverance-mars-crater-rim\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-perseverance-mars-crater-rim\"><strong>NASA&#8217;s Perseverance rover begins ambitious ascent up a Mars crater rim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This current quest is part of Perseverance&#8217;s Crater Rim Campaign, the rover&#8217;s fifth scientific effort on Mars, and what <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-perseverance-mars-crater-rim\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/nasa-perseverance-mars-crater-rim\"><u>NASA officials have suggested might be<\/u><\/a> &#8220;the most ambitious campaign the team has attempted so far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The journey began in August, when Perseverance left the Neretva Vallis region to make the roughly 1,000-foot (305 m) climb to the top of Jezero&#8217;s rim. And for months, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-mars-rover-jezero-crater-photos-video-slippery-slope\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/perseverance-mars-rover-jezero-crater-photos-video-slippery-slope\"><u>rover has delicately maneuvered<\/u><\/a> up the difficult terrain of brittle crust; the rim&#8217;s upper portion has a slope of about 20 degrees and is covered by slippery sand and dust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DgdvBEgqw9fVnTAFNwT5Bb\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-DgdvBEgqw9fVnTAFNwT5Bb slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Along the way, Perseverance has stopped to inspect exposed rocks, as it&#8217;s doing at Pico Turquino. And it will continue to do so as it makes its way to the summit.<\/p>\n<p>The rover&#8217;s next science target is Witch Hazel Hill, but before arriving there, it&#8217;ll pass through a high point at Lookout Hill. From there, the team anticipates pretty spectacular views both of Jezero Crater and the terrain beyond. 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