NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on September 10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol of its mission.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA will host a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 10, to discuss the analysis of a rock sampled by the agency's Perseverance Mars rover last year, which is the subject of a forthcoming science paper.
The sample, called "Sapphire Canyon," was collected in July 2024 from a set of rocky outcrops on the edges of Neretva Vallis, a river valley carved by water rushing into Jezero Crater long ago.
Audio and visuals of the call will stream on the agency's website at:
Participants in the teleconference include:
- Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy
- Nicky Fox, associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Lindsay Hays, Senior Scientist for Mars Exploration, Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
- Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance Project Scientist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California
- Joel Hurowitz, planetary scientist, Stony Brook University, New York
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