NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Sampling Strategy for the Delta Front Campaign
The past few weeks have been exciting ones for the NASA Perseverance science team. At the “Enchanted Lake” site, we took our first look at…
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: Next Stop, Hawksbill Gap
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover was on the move this past week after finishing up remote science activities at Enchanted Lake, an exposure of finely layered…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover: To Sample or Not To Sample
One of the prime objectives of the NASA 2020 Perseverance mission is to collect a diverse cache of rock samples for eventual return to Earth….
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Contact With Perseverance Rover After Communications Dropout
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mission controllers received confirmation on Thursday, May 5, 2022, that the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had re-established communications with the…
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Scouts Ridgeline for Perseverance Science Team
The rotorcraft provided rover scientists an aerial perspective of an interesting rocky outcrop. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed an intriguing ridgeline near the ancient…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Campaign #2: The Delta Front
Recently on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover officially began the “Delta Front Campaign.” This second campaign of the mission commenced on April 18th, 2022, the 415th…
What Does a Solar Eclipse Look Like on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Captures “Amazing” Video
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its Mastcam-Z camera system to shoot video of one of Mars’ two moons, Phobos, eclipsing the Sun. It’s the most…
NASA Ingenuity Helicopter Spots Spacecraft Wreckage on Mars – Perseverance’s Cone-Shaped Backshell
Eyeing some of the components that enabled the Perseverance rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable insights for future missions. NASA’s…
We’ve Arrived! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Starts the Delta Front Campaign
We made it! Perseverance is at the delta, and showering us with incredible images to pore over. Mars 2020 is officially out of “Rapid Traverse”…
Incredible Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars – Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time. NASA’s Perseverance…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Arrives at Ancient Delta for New Science Campaign
Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will pursue during its second Red Planet…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover: Digging Into Drill Data
Drilling is on hold while the rover focuses on driving, so the sampling team is off studying the data we have acquired so far. What…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover at the Delta
We covered the rapid traverse of Perseverance to the Delta in a recent article. This article will cover the Delta itself, and why it is…
NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover Is Breaking Records [Video]
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is using its self-driving capabilities as it treks across Jezero Crater seeking signs of ancient life and gathering rock and soil…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover: Making Fast Tracks to the Delta
Perseverance is in a drive campaign going faster than any previous rover. How fast, you may ask? Its actual speed is just under a tenth…
NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Milestone: First Science Campaign Focused on the Jezero Crater Floor Completed
Perseverance has spent a little over one Earth year in Jezero crater. In the last week, the team reached a very special milestone as we…
Variable Speed of Sound on Mars: What Sounds Captured by NASA’s Perseverance Rover Reveal About the Red Planet
A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on the Red Planet than on Earth…
NASA Perseverance Rover: Drilling Into Mars With Lasers
Perseverance is adding a pop of color to Mars’ regular repertoire: purple. The color palette of Mars’ surface is one of muted hues. Burnt orange…
