Perseverance’s SuperCam is analyzing mysterious purple coatings on Martian rocks in Jezero Crater to determine…
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 rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins…
Planning Perseverance’s daily activities involves a coordinated team effort, with roles like the tactical documentarian…
A rock stuck in Perseverance’s wheel isn’t affecting the mission, and NASA expects it to…
Perseverance is set to complete its first science campaign by sampling a crater floor rock,…
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover snapped this view of a hill in Mars’ Jezero Crater called…
Perseverance uses a drill and a nitrogen-powered cleaning tool to expose fresh Martian rock for…
Perseverance set a distance record during its first multi-sol drive, overcoming challenges in autonomous navigation. …
A Day in the Life of Percy: Sol 345 What does Percy do all day?…
The next commercial cargo mission to the space station, celebrating the first year of Perseverance…
The first set of middle-schoolers in the agency’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” campaign was honored with…
The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it…
Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly…
Three abrasions and four sample cores later, the rover has finally departed the Séítah area…
Perseverance recently collected a core sample from a rock named “Malay” at the Issole outcrop…
Science as Perseverance dislodges pebbles and prepares to head back north. We’ll soon be on…
The final two pebbles hitching a ride aboard our rover’s bit carousel are gone but…
Recent operations on the Mars rover led to the successful ejection of debris and clearing…