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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its right-front navigation camera to capture this first view over the rim of Jezero Crater on Dec. 10, 2024, the 1,354th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
After a steep monthslong trek, the Perseverance rover has reached the top of Jezero Crater on Mars. The site is a region unlike anything Perseverance has encountered during its 3 ½-year journey ...
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image, a nighttime mosaic of the Malgosa Crest abrasion patch at “Serpentine Rapids,” using its SHERLOC WATSON camera, located on the turret at the ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The rover will go up 1,000 feet (305 meters) to the rim of Jezero Crater to dig up rock samples. Since landing on the red ...
Although the proposal is still in the design stage, the Perseverance rover is currently gathering samples on Mars and the components of the sample retrieval lander are in testing phase on Earth. [8] [9] After a project review critical of its cost and complexity, [10] [11] NASA announced that the project was "paused" as of 13 November 2023. [12]
The Mars 2020 mission, consisting of the rover Perseverance and helicopter Ingenuity, was launched on July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero crater on Mars on February 18, 2021. [1] As of December 28, 2024, Perseverance has been on the planet for 1372 sols (1409 total days ; 3 years, 314 days ).
Perseverance launched on July 30, 2020, and landed on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The mission is the first step in what is known as the Mars Sample Return campaign, a collaboration between NASA and the ...
[4] [5] As of 6 January 2025, Perseverance has been active on Mars for 1380 sols (1,418 Earth days, or 3 years, 10 months and 19 days) since its landing. Following the rover's arrival, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing. [6] [7] Perseverance has a similar design to its predecessor rover, Curiosity, although it was moderately ...