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Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Mars Audio

You've Seen Mars, Now Hear It!

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MISSION Overview

SOLS ON MARS

ROVER Meet Perseverance

Quick Facts

Explore the
Rover in 3D

3D model image of the Perseverance Rover

Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
Tech Demo: The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration, hitching a ride on the Perseverance rover.
Fact Sheet | Press Kit

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Missed your chance to fly with Perseverance? Sign up to send your name with a future Mars mission.

Send Your Name

See the latest images the Perseverance rover sends back here. Vote for your favorite to become "Image of the Week."

Artist's concept of the Perseverance Rover

Raw Images

Students were able to design and build a mission to Mars with a five week student challenge that culminated with the Perseverance rover landing on Feb. 18. Find out how you can participate in the extended Mission to Mars Student Challenge.

Student Challenge

This web experience lets you hear what a person might sound like on the Red Planet. You can even record your own greeting and hear how you'd sound on Mars.

Sounds of Mars