An image of the "Enchanted Lake" rocky outcrop, informally named after a landmark in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve, was taken by one of the Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcams) on NASA's Mars Perseverance rover on April 30, 2022, the 424th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA will host a briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Sept. 15, at the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to provide highlights from the first year and a half of the Perseverance rovers exploration of Mars.
The rover landed in Mars Jezero Crater in February 2021 and is collecting samples of rock and other materials from the Martian surface. NASAs Perseverance is investigating the sediment-rich ancient river delta in the Red Planets Jezero Crater.
The briefing will livestream on NASA Television, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as the agencys app. Watch on the agencys website at:
Participants will include:
- Lori Glaze, director of NASAs Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
- Laurie Leshin, JPL director
- Art Thompson, Perseverance project manager, JPL
- Ken Farley, Perseverance project scientist, Caltech
- Sunanda Sharma, Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals scientist, JPL
- David Shuster, Perseverance returned sample scientist, University of California, Berkeley
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