Air Deliveries Bring Perseverance Closer to Launch
The rover's sample collection tubes were in two tons of equipment that a NASA cargo plane flew to Florida to prep for liftoff. MORE
Quick Facts
| Mission Name | Mars 2020 |
| Rover Name | Perseverance |
| Main Job | The Perseverance rover will seek signs of ancient life and collect rock and soil samples for possible return to Earth. |
| Launch Window | July 17 - Aug. 5, 2020 |
| Launch Location | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | Feb. 18, 2021 |
| Landing Site | Jezero Crater, Mars |
| Mission Duration | At least one Mars year (about 687 Earth days) |
| Tech Demo | The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration, hitching a ride on the Perseverance rover. |
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Meet the Perseverance Rover
The Perseverance rover has a new, more capable wheel design, among other improvements. For the first time, the rover carries a drill for coring samples from Martian rocks and soil.
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