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The nose cone containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover sits atop a motorized payload transporter at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ...
Perseverance on the MovePerseverance on the Move
July 07, 2020
The nose cone containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover sits atop a motorized payload transporter at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020.
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station undergoes a Wet Dress Rehearsal in preparation for the launch o...
Wet Dress Rehearsal: Atlas V Mars 2020Wet Dress Rehearsal: Atlas V Mars 2020
June 22, 2020
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station undergoes a Wet Dress Rehearsal in preparation for the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter.
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Perseverance carries several microphones, which will pick up the sound of Martian wind, rover activities, and in the case of SuperCam, the sound of...
SuperCam Can Hear HardnessSuperCam Can Hear Hardness
June 19, 2020
Perseverance carries several microphones, which will pick up the sound of Martian wind, rover activities, and in the case of SuperCam, the sound of rock being vaporized.
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At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover was prepared for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Atla...
Mars 2020 Perseverance EncapsulationMars 2020 Perseverance Encapsulation
June 18, 2020
At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover was prepared for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Atlas V payload fairing on June 18, 2020.
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Members of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission pose at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, on July 17, 2019.
The Team for Jezero CraterThe Team for Jezero Crater
June 17, 2020
Members of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission pose at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, on July 17, 2019.
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Attached to the Perseverance Mars rover, this 3-by-5-inch (8-by-13-centimeter) aluminum plate commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
Healthcare Workers to Be Honored on MarsHealthcare Workers to Be Honored on Mars
June 17, 2020
Attached to the Perseverance Mars rover, this 3-by-5-inch (8-by-13-centimeter) aluminum plate commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
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Seen from below, NASA's he Mars 2020 Perseverance rover bears a plaque to the right of its middle wheel. Featuring a snake-entwined rod to symboliz...
Perseverance Rover With Commemorative PlatePerseverance Rover With Commemorative Plate
June 17, 2020
Seen from below, NASA's he Mars 2020 Perseverance rover bears a plaque to the right of its middle wheel. Featuring a snake-entwined rod to symbolize healing and medicine, it commemorates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and honors the persevera...
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission's disk-shaped cruise stage sits atop the back shell, which contains the powered descent stage and Persever...
One Last Earthly LookOne Last Earthly Look
June 17, 2020
The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission's disk-shaped cruise stage sits atop the back shell, which contains the powered descent stage and Perseverance rover. The brass-colored heat shield below is about to be attached in this image taken on May 2...
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Rocket to Mars
June 17, 2020
In this artist's concept, a two-stage United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle speeds the Mars 2020 spacecraft toward the Red Planet. This will be NASA's fifth Mars launch on an Atlas V, which stands at 197 feet (60 meters) tall.
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In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance rover uses its Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) instrument to analyze a rock on the s...
PIXL Takes Aim at Rocks (Illustration)PIXL Takes Aim at Rocks (Illustration)
June 16, 2020
In this illustration, NASA's Perseverance rover uses its Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry (PIXL) instrument to analyze a rock on the surface of Mars.
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The launch period window for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance opens on July 20, 2020. The mission marks humanity's first step in returning samples fro...
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover MissionThe Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
June 15, 2020
The launch period window for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance opens on July 20, 2020. The mission marks humanity's first step in returning samples from another planet and will seek past signs on Mars while demonstrating key technologies to help prepa...
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The Perseverance rover carries seven instruments to conduct its science and exploration technology investigations.
Science Instruments on NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverScience Instruments on NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
June 11, 2020
The Perseverance rover carries seven instruments to conduct its science and exploration technology investigations.
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United Launch Alliance hoists its Centaur upper stage atop the Atlas V rocket that will launch NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover for the Mars 2020 mis...
Off-site Vertical IntegrationOff-site Vertical Integration
June 10, 2020
United Launch Alliance hoists its Centaur upper stage atop the Atlas V rocket that will launch NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover for the Mars 2020 mission.
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The single-engine Centaur upper stage for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is being transported t...
Mars 2020 Centaur Upper Stage Arrives at KSCMars 2020 Centaur Upper Stage Arrives at KSC
June 10, 2020
The single-engine Centaur upper stage for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is being transported to the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station i...
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A United Launch Alliance worker is inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (C...
Affixing a RocketAffixing a Rocket
June 09, 2020
A United Launch Alliance worker is inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on June 9, 2020.
