Exploring Jezero Crater with Mastcam-Z - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

Embark on a captivating journey through Jezero crater on Mars with this informative lecture by Melissa Rice from Western Washington University. Discover the groundbreaking findings from NASA's Perseverance Mars rover's first two years of exploration, including sample collection from igneous rocks, delta sediments, and aeolian bedforms. Learn about the critical role of the Mastcam-Z instrument in documenting the geologic context of these invaluable samples. Explore the unique capabilities of Mastcam-Z, a pair of multispectral, stereoscopic zoom-lens cameras that provide both broadband and narrowband visible to near-infrared images. Gain insights into the geology of Jezero crater through Mastcam-Z's multispectral observations and understand their implications for potential habitability in an ancient Martian crater lake. This presentation offers a fascinating glimpse into cutting-edge Mars exploration and the search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.