205: #HotelMars: The Perseverance landing zone at Jezero Crater, February 2021. Jim Bell @Jim_Bell, Principal Investigator, Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z Investigation. School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University; & David Livingston @SpaceShow
Image: Jezero crater (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezero_crater) Hotel Mars, episode n. #HotelMars: The landing zone at Jezero Crater, February 2021. Jim Bell, Principal Investigator, Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z Investigation. Professor, School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University, & David Livingston, SpaceShow.com; in re: We have to stay close to the Martian equator to avoid the cold; must be at a low elevation because of the parachute; cannot land among boulders, or in paces covered in dust. These close off 80% of Mars. We chose Jezero: crater lake, ancient river delta. #HotelMars: The Perseverance landing zone at Jezero Crater, February 2021. Jim Bell @Jim_Bell, Principal Investigator, Mars 2020 Mastcam-Z Investigation. School of Earth & Space Exploration, Arizona State University; & David Livingston @SpaceShow https://sese.asu.edu/research/mastcam-z http://www.planetary.org/explore/projects/mars-2020/