Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover searches for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and soil (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.
Perseverance (rover) - Wikipedia
Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, [2] is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on July 30, 2020, at 11:50 UTC. [3] Confirmation that the rover successfully landed on Mars was received on February 18, 2021, at 20:55 UTC.
Images from the Mars Perseverance Rover - NASA Mars
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has embarked on a road trip on Mars …
1 day ago — A road trip has begun on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover, which has been roaming the red planet since 2021, has embarked on a long trek to the top of the crater in which it landed, the space ...
Mars 2020 - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jul 30, 2020 — Perseverance Rover. The Mars 2020 mission with its Perseverance rover is the first step of a roundtrip journey to return Mars samples to Earth for further study. Visit Mission Website.
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of …
2 days ago — NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The six-wheeled rover has spent the last 3 1/2 years roaming around the bottom of a crater. On Tuesday, it began climbing to the top. The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of Jezero Crater to dig up rock samples.
Perseverance Rover Location Map - NASA Science
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater, an area with an ancient delta, on Feb. 18, 2021. Scroll and pan around this map to see the rover’s latest location and traverse path, as it seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of Mars rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) for potential future return to Earth.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light
Jul 20, 2023 — In its first 400 days on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a diverse collection of organics – carbon-based molecules considered the building blocks of life – thanks to SHERLOC, an innovative instrument on the rover’s robotic arm.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian …
Aug 14, 2024 — NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon begin a monthslong ascent up the western rim of Jezero Crater that is likely to include some of the steepest and most challenging terrain the rover has encountered to date. Scheduled to start the week of Aug. 19, the climb will mark the kickoff of the mission’s new science campaign — its fifth ...
NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
Mar 5, 2021 — NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape.