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The white circle near the center of this image of Mars represents the location where NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on Feb. 18...
Perseverance Rover Landing Ellipse in Jezero CraterPerseverance Rover Landing Ellipse in Jezero Crater
January 05, 2021
The white circle near the center of this image of Mars represents the location where NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on Feb. 18, 2021.
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The target landing area of NASA’s Perseverance rover is overlaid on this image of its landing site on Mars, Jezero Crater. The larger landing...
Zeroing in on the TargetZeroing in on the Target
January 05, 2021
The target landing area of NASA’s Perseverance rover is overlaid on this image of its landing site on Mars, Jezero Crater. The larger landing ellipses of several other Mars missions are shown for comparison.
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This illustration shows the events that occur in the final minutes of the nearly seven-month journey that NASA’s Perseverance rover takes to ...
Perseverance Rover's Entry, Descent and Landing ProfilePerseverance Rover's Entry, Descent and Landing Profile
January 05, 2021
This illustration shows the events that occur in the final minutes of the nearly seven-month journey that NASA’s Perseverance rover takes to Mars.
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This illustration depicts the interior of a sample tube being carried aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Anatomy of a Sample Tube InteriorAnatomy of a Sample Tube Interior
December 22, 2020
This illustration depicts the interior of a sample tube being carried aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
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This illustration depicts the exterior of a sample tube being carried aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
Anatomy of a Sample TubeAnatomy of a Sample Tube
December 22, 2020
This illustration depicts the exterior of a sample tube being carried aboard the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.
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A technician working on the Mars 2020 mission takes a sample from the surface of sample tube 241 – to test for contamination. The image was t...
Sampling Mars 2020 Sample Tube 241Sampling Mars 2020 Sample Tube 241
December 22, 2020
A technician working on the Mars 2020 mission takes a sample from the surface of sample tube 241 – to test for contamination. The image was taken in a clean room facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where the tubes were developed an...
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Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong works with an Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container during a lunar surface simulation training exercise in Buildi...
Armstrong and Rock BoxArmstrong and Rock Box
December 22, 2020
Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong works with an Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container during a lunar surface simulation training exercise in Building 9, Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas.
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A tray holding 39 sample tubes – each protected in a gold-colored sheath – is installed in NASA's Perseverance rover in this picture ta...
Installing Perseverance's Sample TubesInstalling Perseverance's Sample Tubes
December 22, 2020
A tray holding 39 sample tubes – each protected in a gold-colored sheath – is installed in NASA's Perseverance rover in this picture taken at the agency's Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2020.
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This animation shows the data collected on a Mars 2020 sample tube using a computerized tomography (CT) scanner. Engineers working on the sample tu...
CT Scan of Mars Sample TubeCT Scan of Mars Sample Tube
December 22, 2020
This animation shows the data collected on a Mars 2020 sample tube using a computerized tomography (CT) scanner. Engineers working on the sample tubes used the 3D imagery to better understand the tubes' internal structure.
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An illustration of the planet Mars, highlighting NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission.
Mars Perseverance Rover (Gradient Illustration)Mars Perseverance Rover (Gradient Illustration)
December 18, 2020
An illustration of the planet Mars, highlighting NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover mission.
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An illustration of the planet Mars, highlighting NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and future human explorers.
Mars Perseverance Rover Mission (Humans and Robots Illustration)Mars Perseverance Rover Mission (Humans and Robots Illustration)
December 18, 2020
An illustration of the planet Mars, highlighting NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and future human explorers.
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This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
Perseverance Rover on Mars (Gradient Illustration)Perseverance Rover on Mars (Gradient Illustration)
December 18, 2020
This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
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An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the ...
Perseverance Rover Touchdown (Gradient Illustration)Perseverance Rover Touchdown (Gradient Illustration)
December 18, 2020
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
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An illustration of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover deploying its supersonic parachute from its aeroshell as it slows down before landing.
Swoosh Goes the Parachute (Gradient Illustration)Swoosh Goes the Parachute (Gradient Illustration)
December 18, 2020
An illustration of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover deploying its supersonic parachute from its aeroshell as it slows down before landing.
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This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
Perseverance Rover on Mars (Illustration)Perseverance Rover on Mars (Illustration)
December 18, 2020
This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
