The Perseverance rover fell to the surface of Mars on February 18, 2021 and the conversations about this event still do not subside. Thanks to the integrated cameras and flying around the planet satellites, we saw both the descent of the marshode and new photos of the surface of Mars. Recently, another interesting picture was sent by the TRACE Gas Orbiter spacecraft (TGO), which was developed by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos. At first glance, there is nothing interesting in the color picture, except for large crater and other irregularities. However, if you look closely, you can notice the rover, used for its descent parachute and some more interesting details. Find these objects is quite difficult, because in the picture some of them look like small points. Therefore, the authors of the TGO mission published a colorless version, on which they all neatly allocated. But still - can you find at least one object that relates to the Perseverance mission? Let's check.
TRACE GAS ORBITER SPACE
The new photo of Mars was told on the website Science Alert. The TRACE GAS ORBITER spacecraft is located in the orbit of Mars since 2016 and is engaged in collecting data on the atmosphere of the planet. For example, he is looking for traces of methane and other chemical compounds that may indicate the existence of life on Mars. Also, this unit helps to follow the course of other Martian missions. And the mission of Perseverance, of course, did not exception.
Posted by a shot was made on February 23, five days later from the date of the apparatus. With due effort, the photo can be found in the photo, parachute, heat screen to protect against high temperatures when passing through the atmosphere and descended stage. The photo was made by the Cassis scientific tool which, in essence, is a small telescope. As a rule, it is used to remove the Mars plots, which were investigated by the ACS and Nomad tools. They are needed to analyze the Martian atmosphere.
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Fresh photo of Marsa 2021
The original photo is shown below. At first glance, there is nothing interesting - such pictures we have already seen a bunch of times. However, if you look closely, you can see several white and black points. Here is a hint: on the upper left part of the picture you can see two tiny white dots. This is nothing more than a parachute, which was revealed during the descent of the Marshode. Perhaps this is the only detail that a unprepared person can find. Find the mercier itself, the heat shield and other components are much more difficult.
Perseverance rover is located on the bottom of the picture, closer to the middle. If there is a line between it and parachute, closer to the middle you can notice something like a small hill from one of the crater. This is a descent stage of the apparatus. And on the top of the right there is a small black point that is a thermal screen. If it were not for it, during the passage through the atmosphere, the rover could burn or at least damaged. All these objects are highlighted in the image below.
Perseveranece on Mars
Perseverance Marshod is located in the crater Ezero. It is assumed that he will stay there for two years, but the mission will surely be extended. It is believed that billions of years ago crater Ezero was a place where there was a standing reservoir. And where, if not there, once a Martian life could exist? Perseverance rover is equipped with everything necessary for collecting local soil. The collected samples will be stored in a special cache and will be delivered by a special apparatus, the development of which is currently engaged in the Union of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
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February 2021 can rightly be considered a month Perseverance. In the first days of the mission, we were able to look at the latest photos of Mars - here is the link. We also learned a lot of interesting things about the computer installed inside the Marshode, which costs 200 thousand dollars. In the following days, the device made more than 6,000 photos and we found out which sites can be followed by all fresh pictures. Well, finally, everyone is recommended to read a large interview with the creators of the Perseverance Marshode - it's just a possession of interesting information.