NASA Perseverance rover reveals glorious first images of Mars surface – CNET [CNET]

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The first image showed a rocky and dusty place with the rover’s shadow stretching over the ground. “Hello, world. My first look at my forever home,” the Perseverance team tweeted.

NASA shared a second image showing the view behind the rover with a tweet saying, “Welcome to Jezero Crater.” The crater was once home to a lake and will allow the rover to look for signs of ancient microbial life on the currently inhospitable planet.

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 “I love rocks. Look at these right next to my wheel. Are they volcanic or sedimentary? What story do they tell? Can’t wait to find out,” the Perseverance team tweeted.  

We can expect more and higher-resolution images from the red planet as Perseverance settles in and gets to work exploring its new home.

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