Today NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory released new images from the Perseverance rover!

In this panorama, stitched together from six separate images, we have a 360-degree view of the landing site:

Here, we see the calibration targets on Perseverance, which will allow the rover’s high-end cameras to get the colors of Mars exactly correct:

In addition to these images, NASA released a video of Perseverance touching down on Mars’ surface:

NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory continue to test out Perseverance after its nearly flawless landing last week. Upcoming events include the first flight of Ingenuity – the first helicopter to fly on any other world!

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