I'm from Mars! I wish you were here.
The views of Mars captured by NASA's Perseverance wouldn't be out of place on a postcard. Space watchers who have grown accustomed to close-ups of rover tracks and laser-zapped Mars rocks get a much more expansive look at the Red Planet in these new images.
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The right and left cameras were used to capture the images, which were used to help the Perseverance find its way around. There's nothing in particular of note in the newly captured images, beyond them being visuals from a planet that no human has ever visited.
The Perseverance rover arrived on Mars on February 18 after a dramatic descent that took place in February. This one came with a remote-operated mini-copter called Ingenuity. Perseverance initially monitored Ingenuity's flight tests, but the rover's real purpose is to find signs of past life and gather samples for future study back on Earth.
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NASA wants Perseverance to stay on top of its primary mission for at least one Martian year. It's expected to be running and sending back data until at least January of next year. NASA's team diligently uploads to an image gallery dedicated to its findings the back batches of Mars looks the rover sends.
