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A few days after landing, Perseverance released the first audio recorded on the surface of Mars, capturing the sound of Martian wind. [ 82 ] [ 83 ] During its travels on Mars, NASA scientists had observed around Sol 341 (February 4, 2022) that a small rock had dropped into one of its wheels while the rover was studying the Máaz rock formation.
Dec 15, 2021 · Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been driving on since landing in February likely formed from red-hot magma. The discovery has implications for understanding and accurately dating critical events in the history of Jezero Crater – as well as the rest of the planet.
This animated orbital-map view shows the route NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has taken since its February 2021 landing at Jezero Crater to July 2024, when it took its “Cheyava Falls” sample. As of October 2024, the rover has driven over 30 kilometers (18.65 miles), and has collected 24 samples of rock and regolith as well as one air sample.
Feb 18, 2022 · Perseverance also recently broke a record for the most distance driven by a Mars rover in a single day, traveling almost 1,050 feet (320 meters) on Feb. 14, 2022, the 351st Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Feb 18, 2022 · A year ago, two robots landed on Mars and forever changed the way we explore the red planet. The joy and excitement of the successful landing for the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The multi-mission Mars Sample Return campaign began with Perseverance, which is collecting Martian rock samples in search of ancient microscopic life. Of Perseverance’s 43 sample tubes, six have been sealed to date – four with rock cores, one with Martian atmosphere, and one that contained “witness” material to observe any contamination the rover might have brought from Earth.
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Feb 18, 2022 · NASA's Perseverance rover has been on Mars for a full year now, but in some ways the robot is just getting started. ... published 18 February 2022. ... So, once Perseverance's samples land here ...
