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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captured this on Martian Surface on Sol 1651

Mars Perseverance Sol 1651: Right Mastcam-Z Camera NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover's mast. This image was acquired on Oct. 12, 2025 (Sol 1651) at the local mean solar time of 11:24:20. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU A key objective for Perseverance's mission on Mars is astrobiology, including caching samples that may contain signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will characterize the planet's geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith. Subsequent NASA missions, in cooperation with ESA, would send spacecraft to Mars to collect these sealed samples from the surface and return them to Earth for in-depth analysis. The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA's Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover. NASA's Perseverance rover is a key part of the Mars 2020 mission, exploring Jezero Crater on Mars. Its primary goals are to search for signs of past microbial life, characterize the planet's geology and past climate, and collect and cache Martian samples for future return to Earth. The rover also carries the Ingenuity helicopter, which has successfully flown on another planet. Jezero Crater, a site believed to have once held a lake and river system, making it a prime location to search for signs of past life. Launch: July 30, 2020. Landing: February 18, 2021.