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Scientists use the color swatches on the primary calibration target for Mastcam-Z – a pair of zoomable cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance Mar...
Mastcam-Z's Calibration TargetMastcam-Z's Calibration Target
December 08, 2020
Scientists use the color swatches on the primary calibration target for Mastcam-Z – a pair of zoomable cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover – to fine-tune the cameras' settings. Symbols and mottos relevant to the mission are i...
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An illustration of MOXIE and its components. An air pump pulls in carbon dioxide gas from the Martian atmosphere, which is then regulated and fed t...
Components of MOXIE (Illustration)Components of MOXIE (Illustration)
November 24, 2020
An illustration of MOXIE and its components. An air pump pulls in carbon dioxide gas from the Martian atmosphere, which is then regulated and fed to the Solid OXide Electrolyzer (SOXE), where it is electrochemically split to produce pure oxygen.
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Engineers lower MOXIE into the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover.
Engineers Lower MOXIE into PerseveranceEngineers Lower MOXIE into Perseverance
November 24, 2020
Engineers lower MOXIE into the belly of NASA's Perseverance rover.
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SkyCam is a sky-facing camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. As part of the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA), the rover's set of...
Perseverance Rover's SkyCamPerseverance Rover's SkyCam
November 13, 2020
SkyCam is a sky-facing camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. As part of the Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA), the rover's set of weather instruments, SkyCam will take images and video of clouds passing in the Martian sky.
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One of two wind sensors springs out of the mast on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. These sensors are part of Perseverance's weather instrumentation...
MEDA's Wind Sensor Springs OutMEDA's Wind Sensor Springs Out
November 13, 2020
One of two wind sensors springs out of the mast on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. These sensors are part of Perseverance's weather instrumentation, called MEDA.
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An electrical cable can be seen snaking its way along insulation material in this in-flight image of the interior of the Mars 2020 spacecraft on it...
Mars 2020 Showing Some Inflight HeatMars 2020 Showing Some Inflight Heat
November 10, 2020
An electrical cable can be seen snaking its way along insulation material in this in-flight image of the interior of the Mars 2020 spacecraft on its way to the Red Planet. The picture was assembled using three images taken by the Perseverance rove...
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NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover reached its halfway point – 146.3 million miles (235.4 million kilometers) – on its journey to Jeze...
Perseverance Rover at Halfway PointPerseverance Rover at Halfway Point
October 27, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover reached its halfway point – 146.3 million miles (235.4 million kilometers) – on its journey to Jezero Crater on Oct. 27, 2020, at 1:40 p.m. PDT (4:40 EDT).
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MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior that will protect NASA's Perseverance rover on its journey to the su...
MEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 SpacecraftMEDLI2 Onboard Mars 2020 Spacecraft
October 22, 2020
MEDLI2 sensors are installed on the Mars 2020 heat shield and back shell prior that will protect NASA's Perseverance rover on its journey to the surface of Mars.
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This nickel-alloy heat exchanger is among several that were 3D printed for the Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE), one of ...
Close-up of 3D printed MOXIE Heat ExchangerClose-up of 3D printed MOXIE Heat Exchanger
October 19, 2020
This nickel-alloy heat exchanger is among several that were 3D printed for the Mars Oxygen In-situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE), one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
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This X-ray image shows the interior of a 3D-printed heat exchanger in Perseverance's MOXIE instrument. X-ray images like these are used to check fo...
X-ray Image of 3D-Printed MOXIE PartX-ray Image of 3D-Printed MOXIE Part
October 19, 2020
This X-ray image shows the interior of a 3D-printed heat exchanger in Perseverance's MOXIE instrument. X-ray images like these are used to check for defects within parts.
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This illustration depicts five major components of the Mars 2020 spacecraft. Top to bottom: cruise stage, backshell, descent stage, Perseverance ro...
Mars 2020 Expanded Spacecraft IllustrationMars 2020 Expanded Spacecraft Illustration
October 16, 2020
This illustration depicts five major components of the Mars 2020 spacecraft. Top to bottom: cruise stage, backshell, descent stage, Perseverance rover and heat shield.
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Highlighted in blue in this visualization, the RIMFAX instrument's antenna is externally mounted underneath the MMRTG (the rover’s nuclear ba...
RIMFAX Location on NASA's Perseverance Rover (Illustration)RIMFAX Location on NASA's Perseverance Rover (Illustration)
October 08, 2020
Highlighted in blue in this visualization, the RIMFAX instrument's antenna is externally mounted underneath the MMRTG (the rover’s nuclear battery) on the back of Perseverance.
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A test model of the RIMFAX instrument – aboard the trailer behind the snow mobile – undergoes field testing in Svalbard, Norway.
Testing RIMFAX for NASA's Perseverance RoverTesting RIMFAX for NASA's Perseverance Rover
October 08, 2020
A test model of the RIMFAX instrument – aboard the trailer behind the snow mobile – undergoes field testing in Svalbard, Norway.
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Perseverance's Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX) uses radar waves to probe the ground
RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)RIMFAX at Work on NASA's Perseverance (Illustration)
October 08, 2020
Perseverance's Radar Imager for Mars' Subsurface Experiment (RIMFAX) uses radar waves to probe the ground
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Flight Director Matt Smith studies the data during the second post-launch trajectory correction maneuver during Perseverance’s cruise to Mars.
A Flight Director's FocusA Flight Director's Focus
September 30, 2020
Flight Director Matt Smith studies the data during the second post-launch trajectory correction maneuver during Perseverance’s cruise to Mars.
