Where is Perseverance?
Zooming In and Out
Zoom out to enjoy an overview of the journey so far, or zoom in to
dig deeper at each stop along the way. The scale bar (in meters), in the
lower left corner of the map will change as you zoom in and out. As
will the latitude and longitude to note your location on the lower right
corner. The plus and minus symbols on the top right corner will also
allow you to zoom in and out.
Top Panel: Sols and Distance
Along the top edge of the map, you can see the driving Sols on Mars.
Sometimes there are several days (Sols) worth of interesting science to
do in one spot before moving on.
The total distance is recorded in kilometers and in miles and is updated every time the rover drives.
Left Panel: Layers 
Use the layers tool on the left side-bar to select or deselect the
color base map, location labels, path or waypoints. Use the sliders to
the left to adjust the color and contrast of the base map.
Left Panel: Pin 
Select sites to explore by clicking the pin icon. View a list of the
major areas in Jezero Carter that Perseverance has visited. Click on the
name to go directly to that location.
Left Panel Bottom: Screen Shot 
The camera icon allows you to take a screenshot of a location and automatically download it from the site.
About This Map
Scroll and pan around this map to see the latest location and traverse path for the Mars Perseverance rover at Jezero Crater.
The goal of the mission is to seek signs of ancient life and collect
samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) for possible return
to Earth.
This map is composed of two layers: a grayscale Jezero Crater
map, and a true-color base map. The greyscale base map was created with
images from the HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,
while the color base map is from the European Space Agency Mars Express
High Resolution Stereo camera. Some color processing has been applied to
highlight surface features. A high-resolution Digital Elevation Model was created from the images
to provide critical information for rover drivers, who need to know how
steep the hills are as they plan a path forward through this rocky
terrain.
Engineers created this experience with software used by the mission
team who decide where Perseverance will explore, and how to get there.
Each dot represents the end point of a drive and is labeled with the
day, or sol, on Mars, that the rover stopped.
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