1 Min Read NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’ Undulating terrain of reddish-brown soil and loose rocks stretches toward a rugged horizon. The sky above is hazy and pale. The image’s bottom edge is a jagged black border, indicating the edges of the frames stitched together to create the mosaic. PIA26753 Credits:
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Description NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture this panorama of an area nicknamed “Arbot” on April 5, 2026, the 1,882nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Made of 46 images, the panorama offers one of the richest geological vistas of the mission, revealing a windswept landscape of diverse rock textures. This is an enhanced-color version, which had its color bands processed to improve visual contrast and accentuate color differences.

Undulating terrain of reddish-brown soil and loose rocks stretches toward a rugged horizon. The sky above is hazy and pale. The image’s bottom edge is a jagged black border, indicating the edges of the frames stitched together to create the mosaic. Figure A Figure A is a natural-color version of the mosaic.

Undulating terrain of reddish-brown soil and loose rocks stretches toward a rugged horizon. The sky above is hazy and pale. The image’s bottom edge is a jagged black border, indicating the edges of the frames stitched together to create the mosaic. Figure B Figure B is a 3D anaglyph version designed for use with red-blue glasses. It is composed of 92 images collected by Mastcam-Z.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover. Arizona State University leads the operations of the Mastcam-Z instrument, working in collaboration with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego, on the design, fabrication, testing, and operation of the cameras, and in collaboration with the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen on the design, fabrication, and testing of the calibration targets.

For more about Perseverance: science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/

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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Panorama at ‘Arbot’