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An April 5, 2022, virtual video event is seen on a monitor in the Mars Perseverance rover control room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in South...
Students Honored in NASA 'You've Got Perseverance' EventStudents Honored in NASA 'You've Got Perseverance' Event
April 12, 2022
An April 5, 2022, virtual video event is seen on a monitor in the Mars Perseverance rover control room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Team members interacted with students who have overcome academic obstacles, and the ...
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Models for the seasonal variation in atmospheric density on Mars between summer (low density) and winter (higher density) predict that air density ...
Mars Atmosphere Density ModelMars Atmosphere Density Model
April 05, 2022
Models for the seasonal variation in atmospheric density on Mars between summer (low density) and winter (higher density) predict that air density will be high enough in late March for NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter to return to its origin...
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This annotated overhead image from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) depicts three options for the agency&rsq...
Mars Helicopter Route Options out of 'Séítah'Mars Helicopter Route Options out of 'Séítah'
April 05, 2022
This annotated overhead image from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) depicts three options for the agency’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter to take on flights out of the “Séítah” regi...
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Listen closely to new sounds from Mars recorded by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, including puffs and pings from a rover tool, light Martian...
NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Puff, Whir, Zap Sounds from MarsNASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Puff, Whir, Zap Sounds from Mars
April 01, 2022
Listen closely to new sounds from Mars recorded by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, including puffs and pings from a rover tool, light Martian wind, the whirring of the agency's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and laser zaps.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter were spotted on the surface of the Red Planet in this black-and-white image captured ...
MRO's HiRISE Spots Perseverance and IngenuityMRO's HiRISE Spots Perseverance and Ingenuity
March 31, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter were spotted on the surface of the Red Planet in this black-and-white image captured Feb. 26, 2022, by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks back at its wheel tracks on March 17, 2022, the 381st Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
Perseverance Looks Back at Wheel TracksPerseverance Looks Back at Wheel Tracks
March 18, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks back at its wheel tracks on March 17, 2022, the 381st Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks out at an expanse of boulders on the landscape in front of a location nicknamed “Santa Cruz”...
Perseverance Looks Toward 'Santa Cruz'Perseverance Looks Toward 'Santa Cruz'
March 17, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover looks out at an expanse of boulders on the landscape in front of a location nicknamed “Santa Cruz” on Feb. 16, 2022, the 353rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission in this panorama made of 24 images ...
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This annotated image depicts the multiple flights – and two different routes – NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could take on its...
Ingenuity Flights to the DeltaIngenuity Flights to the Delta
March 15, 2022
This annotated image depicts the multiple flights – and two different routes – NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter could take on its trip to Jezero Crater’s delta.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image in the northwest portion of a region known as “Séítah” using i...
Ingenuity Flight 20Ingenuity Flight 20
March 15, 2022
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image in the northwest portion of a region known as “Séítah” using its high-resolution color camera during its 20th flight on Feb. 25, 2022.
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Perseverance snapped this view of a hill called “Santa Cruz” on April 29, 2021. About 20 inches (50 centimeters) across on average, the...
'Ch'ał'-Type Rocks at 'Santa Cruz''Ch'ał'-Type Rocks at 'Santa Cruz'
February 18, 2022
Perseverance snapped this view of a hill called “Santa Cruz” on April 29, 2021. About 20 inches (50 centimeters) across on average, the boulders in the foreground are among the type of rocks the rover team has named “Ch’ał&...
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Jennifer Trosper, Mars Perseverance project manager, leads rover team members at JPL in a round of applause for students who were honored through t...
Team Members Honoring StudentsTeam Members Honoring Students
February 16, 2022
Jennifer Trosper, Mars Perseverance project manager, leads rover team members at JPL in a round of applause for students who were honored through the “You’ve Got Perseverance” campaign for overcoming obstacles in pursuit of their...
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Twenty students – along with their parents, teachers, and classmates – met virtually with Mars rover team members at JPL, where they re...
Students Virtually Meet Mars Rover TeamStudents Virtually Meet Mars Rover Team
February 16, 2022
Twenty students – along with their parents, teachers, and classmates – met virtually with Mars rover team members at JPL, where they received personalized messages beamed from NASA’s Perseverance rover as part of the “You&r...
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Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory performed tests on rocks such as this one to understand why the first attempt by the agency&rsq...
Creating a Drill Hole in a Test RockCreating a Drill Hole in a Test Rock
February 14, 2022
Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory performed tests on rocks such as this one to understand why the first attempt by the agency’s Perseverance rover resulted in a powderized sample. A duplicate of the rover’s drill atte...
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This drill is a duplicate of the one aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. It was used in a test campaign to learn how crumbly rocks respond...
Close up of a Perseverance Like DrillClose up of a Perseverance Like Drill
February 14, 2022
This drill is a duplicate of the one aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. It was used in a test campaign to learn how crumbly rocks respond to the drill.
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Engineers working with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set up this test area at JPL to practice drilling into crumbly rocks using a duplicate ...
Testing a 'Roubion'-Like RockTesting a 'Roubion'-Like Rock
February 14, 2022
Engineers working with NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover set up this test area at JPL to practice drilling into crumbly rocks using a duplicate of the rover’s rock-coring drill. Perseverance’s first sample collapsed into powder rath...
