Jezero Crater

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Jezero Crater is an ancient impact basin on Mars that once hosted a lake and river delta, making it a prime site for studying past habitability and searching for signs of ancient life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Martian geological feature
impact crater
approvedNameBy International Astronomical Union
considered prime astrobiology target
consideredKeySiteFor Mars sample return
contains ancient lake basin
carbonate-bearing rocks
clay minerals
deltaic deposits
river delta
exploredBy Ingenuity helicopter
Perseverance rover
formedBy impact event
hasApproximateDiameter 28 miles
45 kilometers
hasClimateHistory once hosted stable liquid water
hasEnvironmentType ancient lacustrine environment
deltaic environment
hasEvidenceFor ancient standing water
fluvial activity
paleolake
hasGeologicalAge Noachian
hasInflowChannels Neretva Vallis
Sava Vallis
hasLatitude 18.38°N
hasLongitude 77.58°E
hasNotableFeature carbonate-bearing ring
terraced crater walls
western fan-shaped delta
hasOutflowChannel Pliva Vallis
hasRemoteSensingDataFrom CRISM instrument
CTX instrument
HiRISE instrument
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
landingDateOfPerseverance 2021-02-18
locatedIn Isidis Planitia region
locatedOn Mars
namedAfter Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina
nameOrigin Jezero village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
partOfMission Mars 2020
surface form: NASA Mars 2020 mission
relevantTo search for ancient microbial life
study of early Mars climate
study of sedimentary rock record
samplesCachedBy Perseverance rover
selectedAs landing site for NASA Perseverance rover
studiedFor delta formation
past habitability
search for biosignatures
sedimentary processes

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Perseverance rover landingSite Jezero Crater
WATSON hostRoverLandingSite Jezero Crater
Ingenuity helicopter location Jezero Crater
this entity surface form: Jezero Crater, Mars
Mastcam-Z landingSite Jezero Crater
this entity surface form: Jezero crater
SHERLOC hostRoverLandingSite Jezero Crater
Mars 2020 landingSite Jezero Crater
MOXIE landingSite Jezero Crater
Pliva Vallis drainsFrom Jezero Crater
Pliva Vallis associatedWith Jezero Crater
this entity surface form: Jezero Crater delta system
Pliva Vallis connectedTo Jezero Crater
Neretva Vallis feedsInto Jezero Crater
Neretva Vallis connectedTo Jezero Crater
Neretva Vallis associatedWith Jezero Crater
this entity surface form: Jezero Crater paleolake
Jezero village in Bosnia and Herzegovina hasNotableAssociationWith Jezero Crater
subject surface form: Jezero
Jezero village in Bosnia and Herzegovina eponymOf Jezero Crater
subject surface form: Jezero
Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina twinnedWith Jezero Crater
this entity surface form: Jezero Crater on Mars (symbolic partnership)