Perseverance Rover Captures Incredible Selfie While Exploring Mars’ Ancient Western Rim
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back another self-portrait from Mars (its sixth), captured at the farthest western point the mission has ever reached. The stunning composite image shows the rover perched on rugged terrain beyond Jezero Crater’s rim, offering both a visual milestone and critical scientific context for its ongoing exploration.
The selfie was assembled from 61 images taken on March 11 (or Sol 1,797 of the mission) over the course of an hour using the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic Sensor for Operations and eNgineering) cam mounted at the tip of Perseverance’s robotic arm. The resulting image shows the rover staring down at a rocky outcrop nicknamed “Arathusa,” which the rover had just abraded with its drill to expose fresh rock beneath.
The location, dubbed “Lac de Charmes” by the science team, sits on the western rim of Jezero Crater, a region researchers call Mars’ Western Frontier. This marks Perseverance’s...
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