Perseverance rover, the National Aeronautical Space Agency's (Nasa's) newest six wheeled-robot on Mars, is beginning an epic journey across a crater floor for the signs of ancient life on the planet, the agency said on Thursday. Nasa said the rover team will now be deeply engaged with planning navigation routes, drafting instructions to be beamed up, and will even use special 3D glasses to help map the course. AutoNav is considered to be the key feature in helping the Perseverance rover in its first science campaign on the floor of Jezero Crater. If life ever existed on the red planet, signs of it might be found there, as per the agency. When the team signs off, the instructions are beamed to Mars and the rover executes them the following day.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2021 01:18 UTC