As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan to reduce science operations in order to keep the lander safe.
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A Martian Roundtrip: NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sample Tubes
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Marvels of engineering, the rover’s sample tubes must be tough enough to safely bring Red Planet samples on the...
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NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting
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NASA researchers and colleagues from around the world will present the latest findings on a range of Earth and...
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Watch (and Hear) How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Took Its First Selfie
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The historic image of the rover beside the Mars Helicopter proved to be one of the most complex rover...
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NASA’s MAVEN Observes Martian Light Show Caused by Major Solar Storm
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For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA’s MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet...
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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...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
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The rock core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, and will be available for retrieval in...
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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins the Hunt
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After testing a bristling array of instruments on its robotic arm, NASA’s latest Mars rover gets down to business:...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
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The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and...