Sols 466-474, Mastcam-Z 360° Panorama #18: High-res Rockytop Scarp
Jun. 12-20, 2022
110-mm focal length, filters L0 and R0 (RGB)
This text is based on the NASA/JPL media release for this mosaic, online at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24921
Intriguing Martian rocks surround NASA’s Perseverance rover in this panorama showing an ancient river delta, made from images captured by the Mastcam-Z camera system. This 2.5-billion-pixel mosaic, which combines 1,118 individual frames, is the most detailed landscape panorama ever returned from Mars.
The delta in Mars’ Jezero Crater is an area where scientists surmise that, billions of years ago, a river once flowed into a lake and deposited rocks and sediments in a fan shape. Deltas are believed to be the best places on Mars to search for potential signs of ancient microbial life. Arrival at the Jezero delta has been a primary goal of the Perseverance mission since the rover landed in the crater in February 2021.
The panorama shows sedimentary rocks of great interest to scientists. The Perseverance rover has abraded the surface of several rocks in this area and acquired compositional information. It also has collected rock samples that the Mars Sample Return campaign could bring back to Earth in the future, enabling detailed laboratory studies as part of a search for signs of ancient life.
In the enhanced-color view, the color bands of the image have been processed to improve visual contrast and accentuate color differences. A guided tour of the panorama is available at https://images.nasa.gov/details-JPL-20220906-Perseverance_Explores_Jezero_Crater_Delta_UHD.
These images were taken in 2022 on June 12, 13, 16, 17, and 20 (the 466th, 467th, 470th, 471st, and 474th Martian days, or sols, of Perseverance’s mission).
NOTE: JPEG versions are provided at one-half best possible resolution, because the file size of Mastcam-Z 360° mosaics acquired at 110-mm zoom are too large for the JPEG file format!
18.01) Left eye color panorama, enhanced color: [Half Resolution JPEG (385 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2697 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (4149 MB)]
18.02) Left eye color panorama, natural color: [Half Resolution JPEG (382 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2769 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (4555 MB)]
18.03) Right eye color panorama, enhanced color: [Half Resolution JPEG (380 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2669 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (4112 MB)]
18.04) Right eye color panorama, natural color: [Half Resolution JPEG (375 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2720 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (4516 MB)]
18.05) Left/Right eye RED channel anaglyph panorama, enhanced stretch: [Half Resolution JPEG (389 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2407 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (3680 MB)]
18.06) Left/Right eye BLUE channel anaglyph panorama, enhanced stretch: [Half Resolution JPEG (417 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2785 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (3659 MB)]
18.07) Left/Right eye RGB colorglyph panorama, natural color stretch: [Half Resolution JPEG (379 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (2772 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (4832 MB)]
18.08) Vertical Projection panorama out to 5 m from rover, enhanced color: [Full Resolution JPEG (86 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (167 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (233 MB)]
18.09) Vertical Projection panorama out to 5 m from rover, natural color: [Full Resolution JPEG (79 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (150 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (228 MB)]
18.10) Vertical Projection panorama out to 50 m from rover, enhanced color: [Full Resolution JPEG (99 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (209 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (305 MB)]
18.11) Vertical Projection panorama out to 50 m from rover, natural color: [Full Resolution JPEG (82 MB)] [Full Resolution PNG (175 MB)] [Full Resolution TIFF (282 MB)]
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June 20, 2022