NASA says ‘Perseverance is breaking Martian Record’ with the help of an auto navigating system and making use of its self-driving capabilities to trek on Mars. Perseverance, Rover of NASA creates 3D maps of Martian terrain.

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NASA’s captured image of Mars shared on Instagram
The image relates to the mission’s 381st sol (Martian Day)
Rover could drive even more difficult terrains, NASA says

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As per the US-based Space Agency NASA, its Rover assigned for Mars planet is breaking the record for the longest distance covered by a rover on the Red Planet. Agency also told the rover is using its capability of self-driving hence it can trek across the Jezero Crater in the mission to find out any sign of ancient life and gather samples for a planned return to earth.

In its Instagram post, NASA posted a picture captured and said about the rover, which is “now capable of covering more than 300 yards (274 meters) in a day,” which is “More than any other rover on Mars.” The agency also said that Perseverance could only make this possible through perseverance’s self-driving capabilities which is minimizing help from humans on earth.

 The rover is using its self-driving capability which can be called a self-navigation system that helps it to create the 3D maps of the Martian terrain and identify potential risks in its planned course, without the need for extra guidance from controllers on earth.

NASAsaid in its Instagram post as saying “This image, captured on the 381st sol (Martian day) of the Perseverance’s mission, shows the rover looking back at its wheel track in Jezero Crater, believed to be an ancient now-dry lake.”

The mission under the Perseverance is working is the Astrobiology which includes looking for traces of ancient microbial life which is the important aspect of the Rover’s mission.

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