The symbols, mottos, and small objects added to the agency’s newest Mars rover serve a variety of purposes, from functional to decorative.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars
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The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about...
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NASA’s Next Mars Rover Is Ready for the Most Precise Landing Yet
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What to expect when the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover arrives at the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. Read...
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on Mars
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The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been...
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Scouts Ridgeline for Perseverance Science Team
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The rotorcraft provided rover scientists an aerial perspective of an interesting rocky outcrop. Read More
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase
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The Red Planet rotorcraft will shift focus from proving flight is possible on Mars to demonstrating flight operations that...
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Aviation Week Awards NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter With Laureate
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The prestigious honor recognizes the pioneering rotorcraft for its history-making flights on the Red Planet. Read More
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out...
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NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover ‘Takes the Wheel’
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The agency’s newest rover is trekking across the Martian landscape using a newly enhanced auto-navigation system. Read More