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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jezero Crater, Mars | 1 |
| Jezero crater | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectedAs | landing site for NASA Perseverance rover ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
delta formation
ⓘ
past habitability ⓘ search for biosignatures ⓘ sedimentary processes ⓘ |
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Jezero crater
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Jezero Crater, Mars