Why it matters

Jezero makes the Mars catalog a bridge between geology, water, and the question of ancient life.

What happenedA crater with an ancient delta, selected as Perseverance's landing site to search for habitable-environment clues.
Why it mattersJezero makes the Mars catalog a bridge between geology, water, and the question of ancient life.
How scientists knowMars 2020 Perseverance Mission; NASA Image and Video Library

Measurements and uncertainty

直径49 km
Depthnot listed
Ageancient Noachian
状态已确认
Coordinates18.400° N / 77.600° E
Record levelextended

Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.

科学档案

Delta deposits, carbonates, and diverse rocks make the crater central to studies of ancient watery environments.

Data provenanceMars 2020 Perseverance Mission; NASA Image and Video Library

重建图廊

更多陨石坑视觉解读

如果已验证图像不足，档案会补充科学重建：不是用幻想替代事实，而是与来源清晰区分的视觉假设。

世界调色Martian rust, dust, and ochre
Orbital context for the delta inside Jezero crater.
当前视觉预览基础图版：来源图像、轨道资料或编辑图版，视觉解读从这里开始。
Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

Visual reconstruction

Reverse reconstruction → Chronological inversion → Bidirectional analysis → The present as an archive of the future

每张档案都需要视觉预览：现有图像、经过美学处理的来源，或科学重建图。

Reverse reconstructionmoving from the present trace back to the impact event
Chronological inversionreading the object from future state back through earlier layers
Bidirectional analysischecking past-to-present and present-to-past interpretations
The present as an archive of the futuretreating today's profile as evidence for future analysis

研究历史

Perseverance landed here in 2021 and began collecting samples for possible future return to Earth.

来源

CSVJSONJezero. Crater.world record. Last reviewed 2026-05-08.
Last reviewed
2026-05-08
Source baseline
Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission; NASA Image and Video Library
Uncertainty note
Extended record: core parameters have an editorial baseline, while age, depth, and preservation still require primary-source review.
Mars 2020 Perseverance MissionNASA / JPLNASA Image and Video LibraryNASA

Education mode

事实

  • Its name is linked to the town of Jezero in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • The crater preserves evidence of an ancient lake.
Glossaryejecta, impact melt, breccia, central peak, erosion
Classroom questionWhich evidence separates an impact crater from a volcanic caldera?
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