Mars Perseverance Rover.Imaged: Wednesday 21st August 2024. Sol 1,245.
Mars Perseverance Rover. Imaged: Wednesday 21st August 2024. Sol 1,245. New images, full frame, NavCam & HazCam Cameras. Had to drive around a dune this sol. It has been announced that Mars Perseverance Rover is to leave Jezero Crater by going over the rim, rather than along the Neretva Vallis as originally thought. It will involve a drive of about 1.8 KM / 1.1 miles and an elevation rise of about 330 metres / 1,000 feet to “Pico Turquino”. Then a further drive from “Pico Turquino” to “Witch Hazel Hill” will be a further 2 KM / 1.2 miles and a further elevation rise of 250 metres / 820 feet. This fifth phase of the surface mission will take several months as there will be much to investigate on route. Orbital data from both Mars Odyssey & Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in Areocentric (Mars centred) orbit have shown that the features named “Pico Tur