OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving hazards on the surface of the Red Planet.
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Happy Holidays from Jezero Crater
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The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter family wishes you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. O Ingenuity O...
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My Favorite Martian Image: the Ridges of ‘South Séítah’
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NASA’s Perseverance rover captures a geologic feature with details that offer clues to the area’s mysterious past. Read More
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Flight 46 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 46 Flight date: No earlier than 02/25/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1,461 feet (445 meters) Flight time (nominal, w/...
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Where Should Future Astronauts Land on Mars? Follow the Water
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A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice on the Red Planet....
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NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map
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The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land....
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First You See It, Then You Don’t: Scientists Closer to Explaining Mars Methane Mystery
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Why do some science instruments detect the gas on the Red Planet while others don’t? Read More
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Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Science Instrument Delivers First Results
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Data from the powerful science tool includes sounds of its laser zapping a rock in order to test what...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Successfully Cores Its First Rock
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Perseverance will obtain additional imagery of the sample tube before potentially completing the process of collecting its first scientifically-selected...
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