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

    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.

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  2. www.jpl.nasa.gov › mars-2020-perseverance-roverPerseverance Rover | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

    Jul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 mission with its Perseverance rover is the first step of a roundtrip journey to return Mars samples to Earth for further study. Visit Mission Website. Time on Mars. 03. Yrs : 09. Mos : 00. Days : 21. Hrs : 16. Mins : 47. Secs. Launch Date. July 30, 2020. Type. Rover. Target. Mars. Status. Current. About the Mission.

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

    Perseverance, [2] is a car -sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA 's Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on July 30, 2020, at 11:50 UTC. [3]

  5. www.nasa.gov › news-release › nasa-ula-launch-marsNASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red ...

    Jul 30, 2020 · Humanity’s most sophisticated rover launched with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter at 7:50 a.m. EDT (4:50 a.m. PDT) Thursday on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

  6. www.jpl.nasa.gov › mars_2020 › launchMars 2020 Perseverance Launch Press Kit | Mission Overview

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    As Earth and Mars race around the Sun, with Earth on the inside track, Earth laps Mars about once every 26 months. Launch opportunities to Mars occur at the same frequency, when the planets are positioned so that a spacecraft launched from Earth will be on a relatively short track to Mars (on the order of several months). This planetary clockwork, ...

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    The launch period is the range of days when a launch is possible to achieve the designated mission goal — in this case, successfully landing at Mars' Jezero Crater. The launch period for Perseverance to do that is targeted to begin July 20 and extend to Aug. 11, 2020. The launch window is the time period on a given day during which the rocket must ...

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    A two-stage United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 launch vehicle will lift the Mars 2020 spacecraft from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The numbers "541" in the launch vehicle's designation signify a 5-meter (17-foot) short payload fairing, four solid-rocket boosters, and a one-engine Centaur upper stage. It stan...

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  7. www.jpl.nasa.gov › news › press_kitsMars 2020 Perseverance Landing Press Kit | Media Services

    NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to the Red Planet, with a name that embodies NASA’s passion, and our nation’s capability, to take on and overcome challenges.

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

    Jul 8, 2020 · NASA’s next rover to the Red Planet is slated to launch no earlier than July 30. These highlights will get you up to speed on the ambitious mission. In less than a month, NASA expects to launch the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida.