Recently, researchers have created a breathtaking flyover video of Jezero Crater on Mars! Located in the northern hemisphere of the Red Planet, Jezero Crater is thought to have once been a massive lake, and is now the site of NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission. The video, which was created from multiple images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, gives viewers a chance to experience what it would be like to soar over the crater. From the impact of the meteor that created the crater over 3.5 billion years ago to the ancient river delta and fan of sediments that once flowed into the crater, the flyover video provides a unique and captivating perspective of this remarkable site.

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source: Phys.org