Jezero Crater in 3D
The Big Picture
The tall image is a slice of Jezero Crater on Mars.
Jezero Crater is really, really big. We are only seeing a tiny portion of it here. Also, Jezero Crater was once a lake, which makes it a very interesting place to explore for possible signs of past life.
We created 3D models of the areas indicated by the four colored boxes.
If you have an iPhone or iPad, just tap on a preview image below, point your device towards a flat surface, and the 3D model will appear on that surface.
A little moment of augmented reality!
From here you can scale (pinch in & out), rotate (2-finger twist), move (1-finger drag), or raise the 3D model (2-fingers slide up).
Percy’s Path
Inside the large orange box is a white line. This line is the path the Perseverance Rover (Percy) has taken so far. Percy landed at the top of the while line, and it has been traveling south and west.
We believe the plan is to have Percy double back and then follow the dashed yellow line to the entrance of the large sediment delta (red box).
Kodiak - green box
The green box shows a feature the Mars team calls “Kodiak”, a remnant of the river delta sediment deposits.
Scale: 550 meters along each side
Kodiak (wide view) - yellow box
The yellow box is a zoomed out view of Kodiak. It gives you a sense of how this remnant sits alone on the floor of Jezero Crater.
Scale: 1280 meters along each side
Entrance to the River Delta - red box
The red box shows where Percy may begin its climb into the river delta’s massive sediment deposit.
This sedimentary deposit was left behind by a river that flowed into Jezero Crater (Jezero Lake?).
Scale: 640 meters along each side
Perseverance’s Landing Area - orange box
The orange box surrounds the area Percy landed, traveled, and plans to travel… at least for a while.
Towards the north we see a fragment of the massive sedimentary deposit left by a river flowing into the crater.
Scale: 3.2 kilometers along each side
Jezero on My Table
This video is taken directly on my iPhone from the AR models from this web page.
Acknowledgements
Mars images and DTM data provided by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona