The name honors recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds on Mars
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Images From NASA’s Perseverance May Show Record of Wild Martian River
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Evidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient Mars....
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Honors Navajo Language
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Working with the Navajo Nation, the rover team has named features on Mars with words from the Navajo language....
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Historic Wind Tunnel Facility Testing NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle Rocket
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The same facility that provided valuable testing for NASA missions to low-Earth orbit and the Moon is...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot
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The 10 sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface so they can be studied on Earth in the future...
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Justin Simon Shepherds Perseverance Through First Phase of Martian Rock Sampling
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The Johnson Space Center scientist was tasked with helping guide the way for mission’s first cored Mars rock sample....
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Flight 64 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 64 Expeected flight date: 10/27/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 408.435 meters Expected flight time: 124.5 seconds Flight...
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The Race Is On
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The Perseverance rover spent the first two Earth years of its mission on Mars driving and sampling...
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Media Telecon Materials – March 5, 2021
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Mission team members are participating in a virtual teleconference to discuss milestones achieved so far since the Feb. 18...
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