OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential driving hazards on the surface of the Red Planet.
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NASA’s Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway’
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The name honors recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds...
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NASA’s Perseverance Sheds More Light on Jezero Crater’s Watery Past
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Pictures from NASA’s latest six-wheeler on the Red Planet suggest the area’s history experienced significant flooding events. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Captures Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind
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The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes Mars Sample Depot
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Ten sample tubes, capturing an amazing variety of Martian geology, have been deposited on Mars’ surface so...
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SAM’s Top 5 Discoveries Aboard NASA’s Curiosity Rover at Mars
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“Selfie” of the Curiosity rover with inset showing the SAM instrument prior to installation on the rover. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Gets the Dirt on Mars
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The mission’s first two samples of regolith – broken rock and dust – could help scientists better...
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NASA’s Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run
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The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of...
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Flight 68 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 68 Expected flight date: 12/09/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 828 meters Expected flight time: 146.56 seconds Flight altitude: 16 meters...
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