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This wheel, and five others just like it, heads to Mars on NASA's Perseverance rover this summer. Wrapped in a protective antistatic foil that will...
Gift Wrapped Mars WheelGift Wrapped Mars Wheel
April 03, 2020
This wheel, and five others just like it, heads to Mars on NASA's Perseverance rover this summer. Wrapped in a protective antistatic foil that will be removed before launch, the wheel is 20.7 inches (52.6 centimeters) in diameter. The image was ta...
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A placard commemorating NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover on March 16, 2020, at Kennedy Space C...
'Send Your Name' Placard Attached to Perseverance'Send Your Name' Placard Attached to Perseverance
March 26, 2020
A placard commemorating NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign was installed on the Perseverance Mars rover on March 16, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center. Three silicon chips (upper left corner) were stenciled with 10,932,295 names and the essays f...
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Top center: The plate on the aft crossbeam of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover — seen here on March 16, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center&md...
Perseverance Rover at CapePerseverance Rover at Cape
March 26, 2020
Top center: The plate on the aft crossbeam of NASA's Mars Perseverance rover — seen here on March 16, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center— carries 10,932,295 names submitted by people during NASA's "Send Your Name to Mars" campaign an...
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This artist's concept shows the Mars Helicopter on the Martian surface.
Artist's Concept: Mars HelicopterArtist's Concept: Mars Helicopter
March 12, 2020
This artist's concept shows the Mars Helicopter on the Martian surface.
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The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
Inspecting NASA's Mars HelicopterInspecting NASA's Mars Helicopter
March 10, 2020
The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
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The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
Examining the Mars HelicopterExamining the Mars Helicopter
March 10, 2020
The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
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The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
Testing NASA's Mars HelicopterTesting NASA's Mars Helicopter
March 10, 2020
The helicopter was tested on a stand while the cruise stage was tested on the rotation fixture.
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Team members of NASA’s next Mars mission applaud as mission manager Jennifer Trosper unveils a nameplate with "Perseverance" laser-etched int...
Mars Rover Team Celebrates Their PerseveranceMars Rover Team Celebrates Their Perseverance
March 09, 2020
Team members of NASA’s next Mars mission applaud as mission manager Jennifer Trosper unveils a nameplate with "Perseverance" laser-etched into its surface. The image was taken at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on March 5, 2020.
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NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen and Lori Glaze congratulate Alexander Mather during a March 5, 2020, celebration at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke...
NASA Congratulates Rover Naming Contest WinnerNASA Congratulates Rover Naming Contest Winner
March 05, 2020
NASA's Thomas Zurbuchen and Lori Glaze congratulate Alexander Mather during a March 5, 2020, celebration at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia. The seventh grader submitted the winning entry "Perseverance" to the agency's "Name the ...
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Members of JPL's assembly, test and launch operations team for NASA's Perseverance mission show appreciation for their newly named rover. The image...
Showing PerseveranceShowing Perseverance
March 05, 2020
Members of JPL's assembly, test and launch operations team for NASA's Perseverance mission show appreciation for their newly named rover. The image was taken on March 4, 2020, at a payload processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
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Seventh-grader Alexander Mather of Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, submitted the winning entry in the agency's "Name the Rover" ...
NASA Rover Naming Contest Winner Alexander MatherNASA Rover Naming Contest Winner Alexander Mather
March 05, 2020
Seventh-grader Alexander Mather of Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, submitted the winning entry in the agency's "Name the Rover" essay contest, making the case to name the Mars 2020 rover "Perseverance."
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This illustration depicts NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance will land at the Red Planet's Jezero Crater a l...
Perseverance on MarsPerseverance on Mars
March 05, 2020
This illustration depicts NASA's Perseverance rover operating on the surface of Mars. Perseverance will land at the Red Planet's Jezero Crater a little after 3:40 p.m. EST (12:40 p.m. PST) on Feb. 18, 2021.