NASA’s Perseverance rover snaps a panoramic view of Broom Point, revealing Jezero crater’s ancient landscape in unprecedented detail. The Perseverance rover has returned a sweeping panorama of Broom Point, a rugged outcrop within Jezero crater that...

of water on the Red Planet. New data from NASA’s Perseverance rover has revealed that the geologic history of Mars’ Jezero Crater is far more complex than orbital observations previously suggested. Rather than a simple ancient lakeshore, the region...

NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a complex geological history in Mars’ Jezero Crater, revealing evidence of multiple ancient water-related events. NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a complex geological narrative within the Margin Unit of...

Mars’s Jezero Crater reveals a complex history of repeated water activity, from ancient groundwater to later heated fluids, reshaping our view of the planet. NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered a geological narrative on Mars far more intricate than...

NASA’s Perseverance rover finds chromium‑bearing corundum—the first Martian ruby/sapphire mineral—inside Jezero Crater, marking a historic discovery. A recent study led by geochemist Ann Ollila of Los Alamos National Laboratory, published in...

Perseverance’s analysis of Jezero Crater mudstones uncovers vivianite nodules and greigite-rich reaction fronts tied to organics, highlighting post-depositional redox cycles on ancient Mars. Jezero Crater on Mars has long fascinated scientists as a...

hidden history. NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence suggesting that the geological history of Mars’ Jezero crater is significantly more complex than researchers previously imagined. While orbital data led scientists to believe the region...

for eons. The research relies on ongoing investigations by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which is currently traversing Jezero Crater. Geologists believe this site served as a lake basin fed by ancient rivers, making it one of the most significant targets...

geologically chaotic region of Mars, a rugged expanse scientists are calling a “Wild West frontier.” Located west of the Jezero Crater rim, this area, known as Lac de Charmes, offers a rare, unobstructed view into the Red Planet’s violent and tumultuous...

hydrated iron phases may have formed a macroscopic water reservoir within the early Martian crust. Connections to Jezero Crater The findings gain additional importance in light of recent rover observations. NASA’s Perseverance rover has documented...

rover has revealed iron-phosphate “poppy seed” nodules and iron-sulfide reaction fronts in ancient mudstones of Jezero Crater. These mineral patterns, linked to organic carbon, point to low-temperature chemical cycles that once reshaped Mars’s...

along with other fragments from the cruise stage, struck the Martian surface about 70 kilometers northwest of Jezero crater at speeds reaching 4.7 kilometers per second. The impact sites went unnoticed until researchers performed a comparative analysis...

feet with the tides; the puddle on the top of the cliff in the foreground is a tidepool.NASA/Pedro Cota Lessons from the Jezero Crater The impetus for this research follows recent findings from the Perseverance rover, which identified intriguing...

debris reveals a surprisingly functional story behind its alien appearance. Scattered across the rust-colored plains of Jezero Crater, a collection of twisted metal and frayed fabric rests in the Martian dust. At first glance, the site bears the...

as it crossed the face of the Sun. This observation, recorded on August 12, 2026, during the rover’s 1948th sol within Jezero Crater, provides more than just a striking celestial portrait; it serves as a critical data point for planetary scientists...

dubbed Cheyava Falls, was discovered in July 2024 at the edge of Neretva Vallis, a channel that once fed water into Jezero Crater. Measuring roughly 3.2 by 2 feet, the rock features distinct, reddish surfaces marked by intriguing “leopard spots” and...

Lake The panorama captured by Perseverance focuses on an area known as “Lac de Charmes”, situated near the rim of Jezero Crater. This mosaic combines 980 images taken between December 18, 2025, and January 25, 2026. Coverage from the U.S Space Agency...

System’s history, and prepare for eventual human exploration of the Red Planet. The Perseverance rover, which landed in Jezero Crater in 2021, was designed as the first step in this grand plan. Its mission was not merely to analyze Mars, but to collect...

touched down in 2021 as the centerpiece of the Mars 2020 program, tasked with examining rocks and sediments inside Jezero Crater—a basin that likely hosted a lake and river delta billions of years ago. Through detailed rock analysis and the collection...

Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) only) on the martian surface, overlaid on the MOLA shaded relief/colorized elevation map. Jezero Crater, which has both types of carbonate compositions, is marked by a square colored blue and red. For remote-sensing...