The rovers focus has shifted to Jezero Craters western rim, which show signs of ancient hydrothermal activity.
The investigation of the area will be Perseverances fifth scientific campaign on the Red Planet so far.
Percy has been toiling on the Martian surface for the past 3.5 years.
The Perseverance rover on July 23, with a rock formation nicknamed “Cheyava Falls.“Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The top priority of the Perseverance mission is to investigate whether there was oncelife on Mars.
However, it once did, and liquid water is a prerequisite for life as we know it.
A paperpublishedearlier this month inAGU Advancesdescribes the astrobiological potential of some of the rocks already collected by Perseverance.
Its first stop on the trek will be Dox Castle, a rocky outcrop on the rovers ascent route.
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