Perseverance Perseveres: A Mars rover update from Ken Farley
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Exploring the Delta Front
This campaign will be very different from what we've been doing, which involved a fair bit of driving across long distances. The geologic targets are are between sand ripples, makes it a challenge for us to get exactly where we want to go. Fortunately, this forms a cliff in most places along the delta front in the area we are right now. It's almost like a valley cut down through it until we can drive up a relatively shallow grade, allowing the rover to have access.
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