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Perseverance Rover Landing Ellipse in Jezero Crater
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The white circle near the center of this image of Mars represents the location where NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to land on Feb. 18, 2021. The landing ellipse, measuring 4.8 miles by 4.1 miles (7.7 kilometers by 6.6 kilometers), places the rover at the site of an ancient river delta which could harbor signs of fossilized microbial life. The fan-like shape of the delta is visible in this image, as is the crater rim. The crater was once filled with a lake several hundred feet deep.
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Credit linePerseverance Rover Landing Ellipse in Jezero Crater. NASA/JPL, 2021-01-08. Public domain. ID: PIA24350.
