Perseverance AutoNav Avoids a Boulder

This official NASA engineering visualization illustrates Perseverance's AutoNav system evaluating terrain hazards during an autonomous drive on Mars. Built from rover navigation data rather than a conventional photograph, it reveals how the rover safely plans its route across the Martian surface.

The image combines a digital elevation model with colored hazard overlays and projected driving paths, transforming complex onboard navigation into a striking graphic composition. It offers a rare view of the decision-making processes that help Perseverance explore Mars with minimal human intervention.

Artwork Details

• Artist / Creator: NASA / JPL-Caltech
• Title: Perseverance AutoNav Avoids a Boulder
• Original title: Perseverance AutoNav Avoids a Boulder
• Series: Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission
• Date: Drive recorded July 15, 2023 (Sol 854); released September 21, 2023
• Period: Contemporary
• Place of Origin: Jezero Crater, Mars
• Medium: Digital engineering visualization generated from rover navigation data

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