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NASA's Mars 2020 rover, now called Perseverance, undergoes processing at a payload servicing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 14, 20...
Perseverance in ProgressPerseverance in Progress
February 12, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 rover, now called Perseverance, undergoes processing at a payload servicing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 14, 2020.
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The Mars 2020 rover is offloaded from a C-17 aircraft at the Launch and Landing Facility, formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility, at NASA&r...
Mars 2020 Rover ArrivalMars 2020 Rover Arrival
February 12, 2020
The Mars 2020 rover is offloaded from a C-17 aircraft at the Launch and Landing Facility, formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 12, 2020.
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The shipping container carrying NASA's Mars 2020 rover is readied for loading aboard an Air Force C-17 transport plane at March Air Reserve Base ...
Loading Mars 2020Loading Mars 2020
February 12, 2020
The shipping container carrying NASA's Mars 2020 rover is readied for loading aboard an Air Force C-17 transport plane at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California, on Feb. 11, 2020.
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On Feb. 11, 2020, Mars 2020 Assembly, Test and Launch Operations Manager David Gruel watched as members of his team loaded NASA's next Mars rover o...
Seeing the Mars 2020 Rover OffSeeing the Mars 2020 Rover Off
February 12, 2020
On Feb. 11, 2020, Mars 2020 Assembly, Test and Launch Operations Manager David Gruel watched as members of his team loaded NASA's next Mars rover onto an Air Force C-17 at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California.
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As part of a Mars sample return mission, a rocket will carry a container of sample tubes with Martian rock and soil samples into orbit around Mars...
Mars Ascent Vehicle Deploying Sample Container in Orbit (Artist's C...Mars Ascent Vehicle Deploying Sample Container in Orbit (Artist's C...
February 10, 2020
As part of a Mars sample return mission, a rocket will carry a container of sample tubes with Martian rock and soil samples into orbit around Mars and release it for pick up by another spacecraft.
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This illustration of a Mars sample return mission's lander concept shows a spacecraft after touchdown on the Red Planet.
Mars Sample Return Lander With Solar Panels Deployed (Artist's Conc...Mars Sample Return Lander With Solar Panels Deployed (Artist's Conc...
February 10, 2020
This illustration of a Mars sample return mission's lander concept shows a spacecraft after touchdown on the Red Planet.
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This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the ...
Mars Ascent Vehicle Launching with Samples (Artist's Concept)Mars Ascent Vehicle Launching with Samples (Artist's Concept)
February 10, 2020
This illustration shows a concept of how the NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle, carrying tubes containing rock and soil samples, could be launched from the surface of Mars in one step of the Mars sample return mission.
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In this illustration of a Mars sample return mission concept, a robotic arm transfers samples of Martian rock and soil from a fetch rover onto a la...
Robotic Arm Transferring Tubes From Fetch Rover to Lander (Artist's...Robotic Arm Transferring Tubes From Fetch Rover to Lander (Artist's...
February 10, 2020
In this illustration of a Mars sample return mission concept, a robotic arm transfers samples of Martian rock and soil from a fetch rover onto a lander.
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In this illustration of a Mars sample return mission concept, a lander carrying a fetch rover touches down on the surface of Mars.
Mars Sample Return Lander Touchdown (Artist's Concept)Mars Sample Return Lander Touchdown (Artist's Concept)
February 10, 2020
In this illustration of a Mars sample return mission concept, a lander carrying a fetch rover touches down on the surface of Mars.
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This illustration shows a concept of what a rover fetching rock and soil samples on Mars for return to Earth could look like.
Fetch Rover Approaching Sample Tubes (Artist's Concept)Fetch Rover Approaching Sample Tubes (Artist's Concept)
February 10, 2020
This illustration shows a concept of what a rover fetching rock and soil samples on Mars for return to Earth could look like.
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NASA's Mars 2020 rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve, as seen in this il...
Mars 2020 With Sample Tubes (Artist's Concept)Mars 2020 With Sample Tubes (Artist's Concept)
February 10, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve, as seen in this illustration.
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In this illustration, NASA's Mars 2020 rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars.
Mars 2020 Collecting Sample (Artist's Concept)Mars 2020 Collecting Sample (Artist's Concept)
February 10, 2020
In this illustration, NASA's Mars 2020 rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars.
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The Mast Unit for Mars 2020's SuperCam, shown being tested here, will use a laser to vaporize and study rock material on the Red Planet's surface.
SuperCam's Mast Unit Being Tested at Los Alamos National LaboratorySuperCam's Mast Unit Being Tested at Los Alamos National Laboratory
February 07, 2020
The Mast Unit for Mars 2020's SuperCam, shown being tested here, will use a laser to vaporize and study rock material on the Red Planet's surface.
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The heat shield (left) and back shell (right) that comprise the aeroshell for NASA's Mars 2020 mission are depicted in this image.
Mars 2020's AeroshellMars 2020's Aeroshell
January 27, 2020
The heat shield (left) and back shell (right) that comprise the aeroshell for NASA's Mars 2020 mission are depicted in this image.
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The amount and quality of sound received by a copy of SuperCam's microphone was measured in an anechoic chamber, designed to dampen soundwaves that...
No Echoes for Supercam MicrophoneNo Echoes for Supercam Microphone
January 21, 2020
The amount and quality of sound received by a copy of SuperCam's microphone was measured in an anechoic chamber, designed to dampen soundwaves that reflect, or bounce off other surfaces.
