Mars, Isidis Planitia, Jezero Crater, somewhere on the road between Serpentine Rapids and Dox Castle

Sep. 9, 2024 (Sol 1264)
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Map: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26374-perseverances-climb-to-witch-hazel-hill

#Mars #Perseverance #rover #Sol1264 #SerpentineRapids #DoxCastle #Jezero #crater #JezeroCrater #IsidisPlanitia #Solarocks #PerseveranceRover #space #Astrodon #science #STEM #geology #engineering #Martian #landscape

Here it is.
The first ever sample from #Mars to be retrieved to #Earth by a future #mission.
Dropped #otd on a targeted spot of ground on #Isis Planitia by the #Perseverance #rover, currently exploring for #alien #life on the delta of an ancient #river on a #planet beyond ours.

#extraterrestrial #et #NASA #JPL #MSSS #IsidisPlanitia #JezeroCrater