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Perseverance Bright Angel context map

Perseverance Bright Angel context map
Perseverance Bright Angel context map Figure 1 from Hurowitz et al. (2025) shows the geologic context of Perseverance’s exploration in Jezero Crater. Panel (a) is an orbital image with the rover’s traverse marked in white, tracing its path from the Margin Unit into Neretva Vallis and onward to the Bright Angel and Masonic Temple outcrops. Orange triangles mark the proximity science targets discussed in the study. Panel (b) is a Mastcam-Z mosaic taken on sol 1178, looking across the contact between the light-toned Bright Angel formation in the foreground and the higher-standing Margin Unit. NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / MSSS; Hurowitz et al. (2025), Nature