Striking rock formations documented by the rover provide evidence of a drying climate in the Red Planet’s ancient past.
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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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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind
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The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater. Read More
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Hide and Seek
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Even before the end of Ingenuity’s primary mission as a technology demonstrator, the helicopter showed that it...
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New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory of Fate of Mars’ Water
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The new science results indicate that a large quantity of the Red Planet’s water is trapped in its crust...
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Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars
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Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. Read More
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Testing Rocks on Earth to Help NASA’s Perseverance Work on Mars
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Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Intriguing Martian Bedrock
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Exploring a sediment-rich location in this Mars delta offers tantalizing opportunities for the six-wheeler’s science team. Read...
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NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover ‘Takes the Wheel’
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The agency’s newest rover is trekking across the Martian landscape using a newly enhanced auto-navigation system. Read More