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NASA's Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and is yielding promising samples for the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
September 15, 2022
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NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
Members of the mission will discuss the rover’s activities as it gathers samples in an ancient river delta.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
September 12, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Makes New Discoveries in Mars' Jezero Crater
The rover found that Jezero Crater’s floor is made up of volcanic rocks that have interacted with water.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
August 25, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites
The six-wheeled explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if it is flat enough for NASA’s next Mars lander.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
July 11, 2022
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My Favorite Martian Image: 'Enchanted' Rocks at Jezero Crater
Not even Obi-Wan Kenobi could convince Perseverance’s Katie Stack Morgan that these are not the rocks she’s looking for.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
June 29, 2022
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NASA, Partner Establish New Research Group for Mars Sample Return Program
Sixteen scientists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Japan have been chosen to help future samples from the Red Planet achieve their full potential.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
June 14, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater
The rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
June 1, 2022
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NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Captures Video of Record Flight
Imagery has come down from Mars capturing a recent flight in which the rotorcraft flew farther and faster than ever before.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
May 27, 2022
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Scouts Ridgeline for Perseverance Science Team
The rotorcraft provided rover scientists an aerial perspective of an interesting rocky outcrop.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
May 3, 2022
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NASA's Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land
Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable insights for future missions.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
April 27, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Captures Video of Solar Eclipse on Mars
The Mastcam-Z camera recorded video of Phobos, one of the Red Planet’s two moons, to study how its orbit is changing over time.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
April 20, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Arrives at Delta for New Science Campaign
Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will pursue during its second Red Planet exploration.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
April 19, 2022
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NASA's Pioneering Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Awarded Collier Trophy
The first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet has garnered an award whose past recipients make up a timeline of aerospace innovation and achievement.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
April 5, 2022
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What Sounds Captured by NASA's Perseverance Rover Reveal About Mars
A new study based on recordings made by the rover finds that the speed of sound is slower on the Red Planet than on Earth and that, mostly, a deep silence prevails.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
April 1, 2022
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NASA's Ingenuity Helicopter and Asteroid-Monitoring System Honored
The team behind the agency's history-making rotorcraft soars, picking up high-profile awards alongside a new-and-improved system to assess asteroid orbits.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
March 23, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Hightails It to Martian Delta
The rover’s self-driving capabilities will be put to the test this month as it begins a record-breaking series of sprints to its next sampling location.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
March 18, 2022
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NASA Extends Ingenuity Helicopter Mission
With its recent 21st flight complete, the Red Planet rotorcraft is on its way to setting more records during its second year of operations.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
March 15, 2022
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NASA's Angie Jackman Works to Develop Rocket That Will Bring Mars Samples to Earth
Meet the project manager of the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet, the Mars Ascent Vehicle.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
March 8, 2022
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NASA's Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run
The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of the first of several planned science campaigns on the Red Planet.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
February 18, 2022
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Students With Perseverance Receive Messages From Mars, Courtesy of NASA
The first set of middle-schoolers in the agency’s “You’ve Got Perseverance!” campaign was honored with a message from the Red Planet and a chat with the rover team at JPL.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
February 16, 2022
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Testing Rocks on Earth to Help NASA's Perseverance Work on Mars
Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
February 14, 2022
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One Year on Mars: Celebrate with the Perseverance Team
Join the celebration as the Mars 2020 mission team shares their stories marking the one-year anniversary of Perseverance’s dramatic landing with events online and in-person.
JPL/NASA-Caltech |
February 14, 2022

