This week, the Perseverance team here on Earth hopes to make scientific treasure hunting history on Mars.
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My Favorite Martian Image: ‘Enchanted’ Rocks at Jezero Crater
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Not even Obi-Wan Kenobi could convince Perseverance’s Katie Stack Morgan that these are not the rocks she’s looking for....
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Tricky Terrain: Helping to Assure a Safe Rover Landing
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How two new technologies will help Perseverance, NASA’s most sophisticated rover yet, touch down onto the surface of Mars...
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Sensors Collect Crucial NASA Data on Mars Environment With Perseverance Landing
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MEDLI2 was one of the crucial technologies onboard the rover’s protective aeroshell that helped document the entry, descent, and...
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Flight 43 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 43 Flight date: No earlier than 02/11/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1235.6 feet (376.56 meters) Flight time:...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
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The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better understand the...
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NASA Sets Briefing to Discuss Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Next Steps
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With three successful flights in the logbook, Ingenuity has demonstrated it is ready for more. Read More
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Flight 59 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 59 Expected flight date: 09/16/2023 Horizontal flight distance: N/A (pop-up flight) Expected flight time: 142.94 seconds Max altitude: 20...
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Sensors on Mars 2020 Spacecraft Answer Long-Distance Call From Earth
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Instruments tailored to collect data during the descent of NASA’s next rover through the Red Planet’s atmosphere have been...