Photos: Perseverance's Martian views in full-color, panorama, and more

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Photos: Perseverance’s Martian views in full-color, panorama, and more

By R. Dallon Adams February 26, 2021, 10:05 AM PST

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Photos: Perseverance’s Martian views in full-color, panorama, and more

Percy's first full-color photo sent from Mars

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Percy's first full-color photo sent from Mars

Last week, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars after its nearly seven-month journey to the Red Planet. Since touchdown, NASA’s latest Martian rover has taken a slew of images. This gallery features some of the best photos Perseverance has snapped so far.

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Perseverance makes its descent

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Perseverance makes its descent

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this photo during the rover’s parachute-enabled descent.

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Parachute deployment

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Parachute deployment

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Special delivery: Perseverance's descent

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Special delivery: Perseverance's descent

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The skycrane maneuver

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The skycrane maneuver

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The descent vehicle departs after touchdown

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The descent vehicle departs after touchdown

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NASA orbiter spots Percy on Mars

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NASA orbiter spots Percy on Mars

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Martian panorama

Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

Martian panorama

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Views from Jezero Crater

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Views from Jezero Crater

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Surveying Mars

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Surveying Mars

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Marscapes

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Marscapes

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Boulders and hazy skies

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Boulders and hazy skies

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Views from Percy's down-look camera

image: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Views from Percy's down-look camera

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Ready to roll

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Ready to roll

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Sights from Percy's left navcam

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Sights from Percy's left navcam

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The Red Planet in black and white

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The Red Planet in black and white

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Settling in

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Settling in

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