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  1. science.nasa.gov › mission › mars-2020-perseveranceMars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

    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.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Perseverance_(rover)Perseverance (rover) - Wikipedia

    In July 2024, NASA’s Perseverance rover discovered “leopard spots” on a reddish rock nicknamed "Cheyava Falls" in Mars’ Jezero Crater, that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years ago, but further research is needed.

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  4. www.nasa.gov › solar-system › 7-things-to-know-about7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars

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    • Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient life. While the surface of Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have learned from previous NASA missions that the Red Planet once hosted running water and warmer environments at the surface that could have supported microbial life.
    • The rover is landing in a place with a high potential for finding these signs of past microbial life. Terrain that is interesting to scientists can be challenging to land on.
    • Perseverance is also collecting important data about Mars’ geology and climate. Context is everything. Mars orbiters have been collecting images and data from Jezero Crater from about 200 miles (322 kilometers) above, but finding signs of ancient life on the surface requires much closer inspection.
    • Perseverance is the first leg of a round trip to Mars. The verification of ancient life on Mars carries an enormous burden of proof. Perseverance is the first rover to bring a sample caching system to Mars in order to package promising samples for return to Earth by a future mission.

  5. science.nasa.gov › resource › mission-overview-nasasMission Overview: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover - Science@NASA

    Jul 27, 2020 · The Perseverance rover is scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as early as July 30. It is set to land at Mars' Jezero Crater on Feb. 18, 2021.

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  7. www.nasa.gov › centers-and-facilities › jpl7 Things to Know About the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover ...

    • The Perseverance rover draws on the NASA – and scientific – spirit of overcoming challenges. The rover has a tough mission. Not only does it have to land on a treacherous planet, it has to work on its science goals: searching for signs of ancient microbial life, characterizing the planet’s geology and climate, collecting carefully selected rock and sediment samples for future return to Earth, and paving the way for human exploration beyond the Moon.
    • Perseverance builds on the lessons of other Mars rovers. NASA’s modest first rover – Sojourner – demonstrated in 1997 that a robot could rove on the Red Planet.
    • The rover will be landing in a place with high potential for finding signs of past microbial life. Jezero Crater is 28 miles (45 kilometers) wide and sits on the western edge of Isidis Planitia, a giant basin just north of the Martian equator dug out long ago when a space rock hit the surface.
    • Perseverance will also be collecting important data about Mars’ geology and climate. Mars orbiters have been collecting images and other data from Jezero Crater from about 200 miles (322 kilometers) above, but finding signs of ancient life on the surface will require much closer inspection.

  8. www.jpl.nasa.gov › mars-2020-perseverance-roverPerseverance 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.

  9. solarsystem.nasa.gov › news › 1705How Will Perseverance Land on Mars? - NASA Solar System ...

    Feb 17, 2021 · NASA's new science rover – Perseverance – is on final approach to Mars. Feb. 17, 2021: Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have confirmed that the spacecraft is healthy and on target to touch down in Jezero Crater at around 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST) on Feb. 18, 2021. “Perseverance is NASA’s most ...