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Mars 2020 Perseverance Stands Tall at Launch Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 28, 2020
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Perseverance's Route to Mars
Illustration of the route Mars 2020 takes to the Red Planet, including several trajectory correction maneuvers (TCMs) to adjust its flight path.
July 28, 2020
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Perseverance Rolls to Launch Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 28, 2020
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Mars Perseverance Awaits Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 after being rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 28, 2020
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Atlas V Illuminated Before Perseverance Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 27, 2020
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Perseverance Begins Rolling Out to Launch Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 27, 2020
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Reflection of Perseverance on Launch Pad
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover onboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
July 27, 2020
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Roll to Pad: Atlas V and Mars 2020
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket with NASA's Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover rolls from the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
July 27, 2020
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Mars 2020 Centaur Lift and Mate
A close-up view of the single-engine Centaur upper stage for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover.
July 23, 2020
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Mars Helicopter Team Is Ready to Fly
Morale was high as the Mars Helicopter team gathered for a group photo on Dec. 3, 2018, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
July 15, 2020
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Mars Helicopter Team
The Mars Helicopter team gathers for a group photo at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Dec. 3, 2018.
July 15, 2020
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight (Artist's Concept)
An artist's concept of NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flying through the Red Planet's skies.
July 14, 2020
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Portrait of Perseverance and Ingenuity (Artist's Concept)
In February 2021, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (shown in an artist's concept) will be the agency's two newest explorers on Mars. Both were named by students as part of an essay contest.
July 14, 2020
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on the Martian Surface (Artist's Concept)
In this illustration, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter stands on the Red Planet's surface as NASA's Perseverance rover (partially visible on the left) rolls away
July 14, 2020
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A Mars Rover and a Mars Flyer (Artist's Concept)
When NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts its first test flight on the Red Planet, the agency's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will be close by, as seen in this artist's concept.
July 14, 2020
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Map of Regions Around Mars' Jezero Crater
This map shows regions in and around Mars' Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA's Perseverance rover. The green circle represents the rover's landing ellipse, or the area where it will be landing within the crater.
July 13, 2020
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Perseverance Launch to Mars
This illustration shows the moment after liftoff of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
July 10, 2020
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Mars 2020 Payload Fairing Arrives at KSC's Vertical Integration Facility
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) payload fairing with NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover secured inside arrives at the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020.
July 7, 2020
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Maneuvering Perseverance
The nose cone containing NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is maneuvered into place atop its Atlas V rocket. The image was taken at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 7, 2020.
July 7, 2020
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Perseverance on the Move
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.
July 7, 2020
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Wet Dress Rehearsal: Atlas V Mars 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.
June 22, 2020
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SuperCam Can Hear Hardness
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.
June 19, 2020
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Encapsulation
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.
June 18, 2020
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The Team for Jezero Crater
Members of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission pose at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, on July 17, 2019.
June 17, 2020
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Healthcare Workers to Be Honored on Mars
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.
June 17, 2020
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Perseverance Rover With Commemorative Plate
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 perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
June 17, 2020
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One Last Earthly Look
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 28, 2020, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
June 17, 2020
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Rocket to Mars
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.
June 17, 2020
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PIXL Takes Aim at Rocks (Illustration)
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.
June 16, 2020
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The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission
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 prepare for future robotic and human exploration.
June 15, 2020
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Science Instruments on NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
The Perseverance rover carries seven instruments to conduct its science and exploration technology investigations.
June 11, 2020
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Off-site Vertical Integration
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.
June 10, 2020
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Mars 2020 Centaur Upper Stage Arrives at KSC
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 in Florida.
June 10, 2020
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Affixing a Rocket
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.
June 9, 2020
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Preparing the Perseverance Mars Rover to Collect Samples on the Red Planet
NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission will collect the first samples from another planet (the red one) for return to Earth by subsequent missions.
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Second Solid Rocket Booster Lift and Mate
A crane is attached to the second of four solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket to lift it into the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida,
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Solid Rocket Boosters Lift and Mate
Inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second of four solid rocket boosters for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket is lifted up by crane.
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Launch Vehicle on Stand
Preparations are underway to lift the United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and move it into the Vertical Integration Facility at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on May 28, 2020.
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Booster Offload
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is lifted up in the Vertical Integration Facility at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on May 28, 2020.
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Launch Vehicle Lifted Up
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is lifted up in the Vertical Integration Facility at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida on May 28, 2020.d
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Booster Disembarks
In this view from inside the Antonov 124 cargo aircraft, the United Launch Alliance booster for NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is offloaded at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.
June 3, 2020
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Swabbing Perseverance Sample Tubes
Planetary protection engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California swab engineering models of the the tubes that will store Martian rock and sediment samples as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.
June 3, 2020
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Cleaning Mars 2020
Wiping down hardware is part of the strategy to limit the number of Earth microbes going to the Red Planet for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance mission.
June 3, 2020
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Mars 2020 Booster Arrives at the Cape
The first stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V that will carry NASA's Perseverance rover into space is offloaded from an Antonov cargo plane at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
June 3, 2020
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From Colombia to Mars: Diana Trujillo
After moving from Colombia to the U.S.. Diana Trujillo cleaned houses to pave her way through college, paving a path to NASA-JPL as a Mars engineer.
June 2, 2020
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Prepping Perseverance Descent and Entry Components
Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Backshell-Powered Descent Vehicle and Entry Vehicle assemblies are being prepared to be attached to the Mars Perseverance rover on May 4, 2020.
May 26, 2020
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Mineral Map Created During a Test of SHERLOC
In this test image by SHERLOC, an instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance rover, each color represents a different mineral detected on a rock's surface.
May 26, 2020
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Mars 2020's SHERLOC Instrument
An engineering model of SHERLOC, one the instruments onboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. Located on the end of the rover's robotic arm, SHERLOC will help determine which samples to take so that they can be sealed in metal tubes and left on the Martian surface for future return to Earth.
May 26, 2020
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Mars 2020 Rover and Helicopter Lithograph
Download a PDF of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter Lithograph.
May 22, 2020
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Mars Rocket Arrives by Air
The first stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V that will carry NASA's Perseverance rover into space is offloaded from an Antonov cargo plane at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 11, 2020.
May 21, 2020
