Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater
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- Geological, multispectral, and meteorological imaging results from the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover in Jezero crater
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Perseverance's Mastcam-Z instrument provides high-resolution stereo and multispectral images with a unique combination of spatial resolution, spatial coverage, and wavelength coverage along the rover's traverse in Jezero crater, Mars. Images reveal rocks consistent with an igneous (including volcanic and/or volcaniclastic) and/or impactite origin and limited aqueous alteration, including polygonally fractured rocks with weathered coatings; massive boulder-forming bedrock consisting of mafic silicates, ferric oxides, and/or iron-bearing alteration minerals; and coarsely layered outcrops dominated by olivine. Pyroxene dominates the iron-bearing mineralogy in the finegrained regolith, while olivine dominates the coarse-grained regolith. Solar and atmospheric imaging observations show significant intra- and intersol variations in dust optical depth and water ice clouds, as well as unique examples of boundary layer vortex action from both natural (dust devil) and Ingenuity helicopter-induced dust lifting. High-resolution stereo imaging also provides geologic context for rover operations, other instrument observations, and sample selection, characterization, and confirmation.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Artikelnummer | 4856 |
Tidsskrift | Science Advances |
Vol/bind | 8 |
Udgave nummer | 47 |
Antal sider | 18 |
ISSN | 2375-2548 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 25 nov. 2022 |
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