APOD: 2026 June 27 Б Mars Marathon by Perseverance
Explanation:
In
this recent HiRISE
view from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,
the little green dot indicated on the surface of the big Red Planet is the
Perseverance
Mars rover.
Recorded on June 13, the car-sized, six-wheeled robot was imaged
a day before completing a Martian marathon,
traveling a total distance of 26.218 miles
(42.195 kilometers)
since it began exploring the surface of Mars.
That equivalent marathon distance was achieved by Perseverance on its
mission sol (Martian day) 1,890, after about 5 Earth years
and 4 Earth months of driving.
Perseverance is continuing
to hunt
for biosignatures.
In the HiRISE image, the Mars rover's tracks
can be seen leading to
its
location
in an area west of its
landing site in Jezero crater near an
ancient
river delta.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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