The view of Mars shown here was assembled from MOC daily global images obtained on May 12, 2003. (Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems)
NASA announced that is has selected the spot where its next Mars rover will land on the Red Planet in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
"I have selected Jezero Crater," NASA's Associate Administrator Thomas Zurbuchen said on a conference call with the media. Other sites that had been in contention include Northeast Syrtis and Columbia Hills.
"The rover, currently under construction at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), will address high-priority science goals for Mars exploration, including key questions about the potential for ancient life on Mars," NASA wrote on its website.
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