The rover will abrade a rock this week, allowing scientists and engineers to decide whether that target would withstand its powerful drill.
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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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Testing Proves Its Worth With Successful Mars Parachute Deployment
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The giant canopy that helped land Perseverance on Mars was tested here on Earth at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
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6 Things to Know About NASA’s Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars
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Ingenuity, a technology experiment, is preparing to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Arrives at Delta for New Science Campaign
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Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will...
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Challenging Flight by Mars Helicopter
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Recently downlinked imagery of a September flight has allowed the rover imaging team to put together a video of...
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InSight Is Meeting the Challenge of Winter on Dusty Mars
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As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan...
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NASA Leadership Visits JPL, Discusses Climate Change and Mars
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy met with elected officials about Earth science and visited mission...
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The Mars Relay Network Connects Us to NASA’s Martian Explorers
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A tightly choreographed dance between NASA’s Deep Space Network and Mars orbiters will keep the agency’s Perseverance in touch...