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      • NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is heading to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life, collect samples for future return to Earth and help pave the way for human exploration. The rover will carry with it several technology demonstrations including a helicopter, which will attempt humanity's first powered flight on another planet.
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  2. science.nasa.gov › mission › mars-2020-perseveranceMars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

    Jul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover searches for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.

  3. science.nasa.gov › planetary-science › programsMars Mission Timeline - NASA Science

    NASA's Perseverance Rover began its long journey to Mars on July 30, 2020 by successfully launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a ULA Atlas V rocket. It began its seven-month journey to the Red Planet, landing there on Feb. 18, 2021.

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  5. www.nasa.gov › missions › mars-2020-perseveranceNASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian ...

    Aug 14, 2024 · The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, to help pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet and as the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith.

  6. science.nasa.gov › programs › mars-explorationMars Exploration - NASA Science

    Parachutes, airbags, sky cranes, and more – learn how NASA gets its Mars landers and rovers through the atmosphere, past hazards and obstacles, to a safe touchdown on the Red Planet. Learn More About How NASA Missions Land on Mars

  7. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › nasas-perseverance-roverNASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Long Climb Up Martian ...

    Aug 14, 2024 · NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will soon begin a monthslong ascent up the western rim of Jezero Crater that is likely to include some of the steepest and most challenging terrain the rover has encountered to date. Scheduled to start the week of Aug. 19, the climb will mark the kickoff of the mission’s new science campaign — its fifth ...

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  8. www.nasa.gov › missions › mars-2020-perseveranceNASA’s Perseverance Rover Sees Mars in a New Light - NASA

    Jul 20, 2023 · The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).

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  10. www.jpl.nasa.gov › missions › mars-2020-perseverancePerseverance Rover | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

    Jul 30, 2020 · The Perseverance Mars rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. Perseverance is investigating Jezero Crater – a region of Mars where the ancient ...