Artist illustration of the NASA Perseverance Mars rover mission rover space capsule slowing down using the heat shield as it enters the Martian atmosphere during descent to land. The Perseverance successfully landed on February 18, 2021 to begin the astrobiology mission, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. Credit: Planetpix/Alamy Live News

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Size: 10240px × 5760px
Location: Jezero Crater, Mars
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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