NASA's Perseverance rover has arrived at an ancient river delta on the Red Planet, where it will begin a new phase of its exploration.. According to the agency, researchers believe that the river delta is a promising region in terms of finding traces of microbial life..

NASA scientists note that Perseverance collected eight samples of Martian rock during the first phase of its mission.. Then, on Sol 31 (Martian day), he made a breakthrough for himself for 5 kilometers and on April 13 arrived in the river delta on Mars. The mission team called this region "

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The river delta is a massive fan-shaped collection of rocks and sediments on the western rim of Jazero Crater.. It was formed by the confluence of a river and a crater lake billions of years ago..

Its study is one of the main missions for the rover team, since the fine-grained deposits that appeared here in the distant past are the most favorable region for searching for traces of microbial life..

River Delta Exploration Campaign Launched April 18. One of the main tasks at the moment is to find the most optimal route for climbing the delta, which rises 40 meters above the crater floor.. At the moment, the mission team has two options for routes, from which scientists will then choose the most suitable one..

Previously, Perseverance received new evidence that in the distant past there was a lake on Mars and a river flowing that fed it.. Evidence of this is visible in the new pictures taken by the rover..