Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’
2 Min Read Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’ PIA26754 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MRO/HIRISE/UA/ICL Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal Perseverance’s Trip to… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads Perseverance’s Trip to ‘Broom Point’ PNG (16.62 MB) Description This orbital map shows the path NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took to get to a location the science team has dubbed the “Broom Point member,” a sequence of layered bedrock likely more than 3.9 billion years old. As planned, the rover landed inside Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021. It investigated the crater’s western delta and inlet river valley, Neretva Vallis, before summiting the crater rim in December 2024 following a rim-to-crest climb of 2,620 feet (800 meters). The Broom Point ...
