This week, Perseverance, on her way from "Serpentine Rapids" to "Dox Castle", has been taking many single snapshots and complex mosaics with her Mastcam zoom cameras, which are now being slowly transmitted. Here is one shot taken five days ago on Sol 1244 that has just arrived!

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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Perseverance looks back at the valley where she once roamed, as she begins her long climb to the rim of the crater

Mastcam-Z images, Aug. 20, 2024, Sol 1244, with Sol 4 Martian wind recording by SuperCam
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU, NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/ISAE-Supaero

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Perseverance rover looking back down the valley

Mastcam-Z images captured 14 hours ago
#Mars Aug. 20, 2024 (Sol 1244)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

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