Mission Status
Perserverance has now landed successfully, and the clock is now counting mission time.
Watch this page for updated information as we move beyond landing
The rover landed about a kilometre off-centre of its landing zone, and about 2km from the base of the cliffs at the edge of the silt fan (part of the influx delta complex). The provisional location is <del>77.4508E / 18.4446N
Location: 77.45088572E / 18.44462715N
The landing site has been designated as the Octavia E. Butler Landing.
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[MOLA map of Mars coloured by elevation]
Edited: 2019-03-14
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