First Audio of a Martian Whirlwind Captured Scientists have made history by recording the first…
Browsing: Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is a landmark mission designed to explore the geology of Mars, search for signs of ancient life, and pave the way for future human exploration. Since landing in Jezero Crater in February 2021, Perseverance has been collecting rock and soil samples, analyzing the Martian surface, and testing new technologies like the Ingenuity helicopter and oxygen production from the atmosphere. This page covers the latest scientific discoveries and mission updates from Perseverance, offering a window into Mars’ past and humanity’s future on the Red Planet.
The sample tube, which is filled with rock, will be one of 10 forming a…
The ten sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface contain an astounding variety of the…
Mars 2020 Perseverance mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust –…
Rock samples from the Jezero crater analyzed by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover show evidence of…
Tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team while exploring a sediment-rich location in a Mars…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain The most recent discoveries provide greater detail…
Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument reliably generates breathable oxygen from the Red…
The Mars rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that…
Laser Engraving on Mars If your name begins with “L” you will especially enjoy this…
NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover has taken its first sample from the Jezero delta! Since arriving…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover uses its sampling stops to conduct change detection experiments, which monitor sand…
The six-wheeled roving explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if…
Perseverance rover targets Skinner Ridge Rock for sampling after challenges with Betty’s Rock, continuing its…
Fine-Grained Rocks at Hogwallow Flats NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover’s exploration of the Hawksbill Gap area…
The Mars rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet.…
Perseverance uses a collision model to autonomously prevent unintended contacts and laser misfires, protecting its…
How do you choose a rock on Mars? Sometimes you don’t— it chooses you. As…