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The cone-shaped back shell for NASA's Perseverance rover mission is shown in this April 29, 2020, image from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Protecting NASA's Perseverance Mars RoverProtecting NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
May 07, 2020
The cone-shaped back shell for NASA's Perseverance rover mission is shown in this April 29, 2020, image from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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NASA's Mars Perseverance rover's descent stage was recently stacked atop the rover at Kennedy Space Center, and the two were placed in their back s...
Perseverance from BelowPerseverance from Below
May 07, 2020
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover's descent stage was recently stacked atop the rover at Kennedy Space Center, and the two were placed in their back shell. The Ingenuity helicopter can be seen attached to the rover's underside (lower center of the im...
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Michael Tuite and Rachel Kronyak of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory served as part of the desert field team, sending images and data for review by...
Science on the HorizonScience on the Horizon
May 06, 2020
Michael Tuite and Rachel Kronyak of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory served as part of the desert field team, sending images and data for review by scientists who will work with NASA's Perseverance Mars rover.
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Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory participate in a training exercise in February 2020. They reviewed images and data sent by a field t...
Scientists Training for Mars Rover OperationsScientists Training for Mars Rover Operations
May 06, 2020
Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory participate in a training exercise in February 2020. They reviewed images and data sent by a field team in the Nevada desert, discussing where to send their simulated "rover" next.
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Made from fossilized microbes and sediment, these rounded rocks are stromatolites that were found in a dry lakebed during the field exercise. Scien...
Stromatolites in the Nevada DesertStromatolites in the Nevada Desert
May 06, 2020
Made from fossilized microbes and sediment, these rounded rocks are stromatolites that were found in a dry lakebed during the field exercise. Scientists hope to find something similar in the dry lakebed Perseverance will be exploring on Mars.
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A member of a science field team operates a subsurface radar in the Nevada desert in February 2020 as part of a practice exercise that lasted sever...
Subsurface Radar That Looks Like a Jogging StrollerSubsurface Radar That Looks Like a Jogging Stroller
May 06, 2020
A member of a science field team operates a subsurface radar in the Nevada desert in February 2020 as part of a practice exercise that lasted several days. The field team stood in for NASA's Perseverance rover, sending data to and receiving comman...
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Two members of the field team set up cameras as part of the simulated rover operation. The images they provided were intended to stand in for what ...
Cameras in the Nevada DesertCameras in the Nevada Desert
May 06, 2020
Two members of the field team set up cameras as part of the simulated rover operation. The images they provided were intended to stand in for what a rover's instruments might send back from Mars.
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Standing in for a rover, a field team sets up equipment in a dry lakebed in the Nevada desert in February 2020.
Perseverance Field Team Sets up in Nevada DesertPerseverance Field Team Sets up in Nevada Desert
May 06, 2020
Standing in for a rover, a field team sets up equipment in a dry lakebed in the Nevada desert in February 2020.
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Illustration depicts Mars Helicopter Ingenuity during a test flight on Mars. Ingenuity was taken to the Red Planet strapped to the belly of the Per...
Helicopter Above Perseverance on MarsHelicopter Above Perseverance on Mars
April 29, 2020
Illustration depicts Mars Helicopter Ingenuity during a test flight on Mars. Ingenuity was taken to the Red Planet strapped to the belly of the Perseverance rover (seen in the background).
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Vaneeza Rupani, the 11th grader who named the Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity), at home in Northport, Alabama.
Vaneeza Rupani by Her BookshelfVaneeza Rupani by Her Bookshelf
April 29, 2020
Vaneeza Rupani, the 11th grader who named the Mars Helicopter (Ingenuity), at home in Northport, Alabama.
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The flight model of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars HelicopterNASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
April 29, 2020
The flight model of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.
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Vaneeza Rupani (inset), a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA's Mars Helicopter...
High School Junior Names NASA's Mars HelicopterHigh School Junior Names NASA's Mars Helicopter
April 29, 2020
Vaneeza Rupani (inset), a junior at Tuscaloosa County High School in Northport, Alabama, came up with the name Ingenuity for NASA's Mars Helicopter (an artist's impression of which is seen here) and the motivation behind it during NASA's "Name the...
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This map of the Red Planet shows Jezero Crater, where NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to land in February 2021. Also included are the locations...
Map of NASA's Mars Landing SitesMap of NASA's Mars Landing Sites
April 27, 2020
This map of the Red Planet shows Jezero Crater, where NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to land in February 2021. Also included are the locations where all of NASA's other successful Mars missions touched down.
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Ian Clark walks past mission countdown clocks in the Perseverance offices at JPL. Clark was needed on-Lab to supervise the assembly and cleaning of...
Countdown to LaunchCountdown to Launch
April 21, 2020
Ian Clark walks past mission countdown clocks in the Perseverance offices at JPL. Clark was needed on-Lab to supervise the assembly and cleaning of the sample tubes that will hold Martian sediment and rock.
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A technician points a smartphone camera at NASA's Perseverance rover during an inspection at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The imagery from the ...
Smartphone WalkdownSmartphone Walkdown
April 21, 2020
A technician points a smartphone camera at NASA's Perseverance rover during an inspection at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The imagery from the phone was seen live by mission engineers watching from their home offices in Southern California.
