Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                2019 March 14
                                      [2]
                         Perseverance Valley Panorama
          Image Credit: NASA [3] JPL-Caltech [4] Cornell [5] ASU [6]

Explanation: Mars exploration rover Opportunity's parting panorama [7] from
Perseverance Valley spans 360 degrees in this false color mosaic. The scene is
composed [8] of 354 individual images recorded through 3 different color
filters by the rover's panoramic camera from May 13 through June 10, 2018 [9]
. A few frames remain in black and white at the lower left though. Those were
obtained through only one filter just before a dust storm engulfed Mars in
June 2018, ultimately ending the solar-powered rover's trailblazing 15 year
mission. Just right of center, the annotation identifies Opportunity's entry
point to Perseverance Valley along the Endeavor crater's western rim. The
rover's tracks begin there, extending from over the horizon toward the far
right and its final resting spot on the Red Planet. [10]

                    Tomorrow's picture: a view toward M101

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