The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been granted an extension to carry on with its other science.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History
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The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing
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The six-wheeled robot’s latest data since touching down yesterday include a hi-res image captured as the rover’s jetpack lowered...
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NASA Awards Mars Ascent Propulsion System Contract for Sample Return
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The award moves NASA and ESA a step closer to realizing Mars Sample Return, an ambitious planetary exploration program...
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Video, Audio of Fourth Ingenuity Flight
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Sounds of the Mars Helicopter’s whirring rotors add another new dimension to the historic project. Read More
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing Clues
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A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence of Mars’ past and...
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NASA’s Perseverance Plans Next Sample Attempt
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The rover will abrade a rock this week, allowing scientists and engineers to decide whether that target would withstand...
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Take a 3D Spin on Mars and Track NASA’s Perseverance Rover
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Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters...
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NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter Marks 20 Historic Years of Mapping Mars
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For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and...