Perseverance Explores Scenic Mars: New Discoveries at Pico Turquino

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured an image of the Pico Turquino ridge on Mars' Jezero Crater, as part of its Crater Rim Campaign. The rover is studying the geological features and regolith with its Mastcam-Z and SuperCam instruments, aiming to uncover evidence related to the crater's formation and potential signs of past life. Perseverance's journey, which began in August, involves navigating challenging terrain to reach new scientific targets like Witch Hazel Hill, with plans to conduct abrasion testing on the rocks at Pico Turquino.