![]() ![]() ![]() The rock target, which was about 16 feet (5 meters) away from the rover, is named “AEGIS_0442B,” referring to the Martian day, or sol, it was targeted (Sol 442) and that it was the second rock (“B”) targeted by AEGIS on that sol. SuperCam used its Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) camera to take two images of this target, which were stitched together into the main picture seen here. It’s one of two rocks that the AI for the first time helped Perseverance study without direction from the mission’s team back on Earth.ĪEGIS was developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California – which also built Perseverance – to collect data on rocks and other Martian features that the rover discovers while driving.ĪEGIS is used in conjunction with Perseverance’s SuperCam laser instrument, directing the laser to zap certain features that scientists have commanded the rover to look for. On May 18, 2022, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used an artificial intelligence software called Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS) to select and target the rock seen in close-up here. ![]()
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