Exploring for signs of Life on planets other than Earth has long been a human interest, and Mars is considered to be one of the most likely planets. This is a diagram of NASA’s Trailblazer Mars rover. (Photo credit: Public Domain NASA/JPL-Caltech)
(See China’s Exposure compilation/comprehensive report) A day after successfully landing on the surface of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover took its first color photo of the red planet on Friday (Feb. 19). color photo of the red planet.
NASA’s rover successfully landed near the delta of Mars’ Jezero Crater on Thursday (Feb. 18). The crater was once filled with water, and researchers hope that Trail will find signs of ancient microbes. On Friday, NASA released the first color images from its landing site.
The first photo shows the planet’s horizon and its distinctive orange surface.
Another photo shows the wheels of a Mars rover and nearby Martian rocks.
The Twitter (Twitter) account of the Trailblazer, which is run by people on Earth, posted a tweet on which it showed that photo of the rock and expressed excitement about the mission.
The tweet said, “I love rocks. Look at these right next to my wheels.” “Are they volcanic rocks or sedimentary rocks? What stories do they tell? Can’t wait to find out.”
According to the Voice of America, Moogega Cooper, head of NASA’s Perseverance Planetary Protection Program. “We’ve gotten some incredible images from ‘Trailblazer,'” Dr. Moogega Cooper said at the live event.
“The scientists are full of excitement as they discuss the rocks near the wheel.”
NASA said the rover will store core rock samples in test tubes and then store them so future missions can collect them and bring them back to Earth.
One of the fascinating photos is a selfie taken from the probe’s “jetpack” that will be placed on the planet’s surface. In the photo, you can see a moment of Trailblazer just before landing on Mars, but still above the surface.
“The moment my team has dreamed of for years is now a reality,” the Perseverance tweeted. “If you dare to think, you can achieve.”
The landing on Thursday, Feb. 18, was a highly anticipated event that marked the landing of NASA’s fifth Mars rover on the Red Planet.
“Trailblazer will look for signs of microbial life and “pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet.”
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