NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera to capture a 360-degree panorama of “Turquoise Bay,” a geologic area of interest in the “Margin Unit,” NASA’s Photojournal reported on Sept. 21, 2026. The natural-color panorama was assembled from 818 images taken between Oct. 5 and Oct. 16, 2023 — the mission’s 933rd to 944th Martian days, or sols.

An enhanced-color version, labeled Figure A, was processed to improve visual contrast and emphasize color differences. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the rover.

Arizona State University leads Mastcam-Z operations, working with Malin Space Science Systems in San Diego on the cameras’ design, fabrication, testing and operation, and with the Niels Bohr Institute of the University of Copenhagen on calibration targets, according to the report.