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Perseverance's parking spot

Perseverance's parking spot
Perseverance's parking spot NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this view of the location where it will be parked for several weeks during Mars solar conjunction, when Mars and Earth are on the opposite sides of the Sun. During conjunction, ionized gas from the Sun interferes with spacecraft communications. This image was taken by the rover’s left navigation camera on Nov. 1, 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech