Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Overview

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is searching for signs of ancient microbial life, to advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover is collecting core samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and soil), for potential pickup by a future mission that would bring them to Earth for detailed study.

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Launch year

2020

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active