A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target
2 years, 10 months ago

A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Since then, this innovative rover has inspired humanity and accomplished a series of firsts, from transmitting the first audio recording of sounds from Mars, to capturing the Ingenuity helicopter’s history making first powered, controlled flight on another planet, to producing oxygen on Mars for the first time ever with the MOXIE experiment,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in a statement. Yet things have gone amazingly well, just beyond our expectations.” The hardest selfie ever Perseverance’s journey began by sharing the very first video of a mission landing on Mars and some of the first sounds humans have heard of the red planet, as well as beautiful images from Perseverance’s suite of cameras. “When we chose the landing site, it was because of the delta; that’s the reason we’re here,” said Briony Horgan, associate professor of planetary science at Purdue University and a scientist on the Perseverance mission. “When the Martian samples come back in the 2030s, very likely the scientists to study these will be the students who are in school right now.” Perseverance and Ingenuity are just the first step in exploring Mars in new ways while paving the way for future missions that could explore the possibility of life on other planets in our solar system.

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Perseverance rover is about to see some of the oldest rocks on Mars
1 week, 5 days ago

Perseverance rover is about to see some of the oldest rocks on Mars

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Perseverance is ‘go’ for everything the science team wants to throw at it during this next science campaign.” Perseverance has already conducted four broad investigations of Jezero Crater’s floor, as well as the river delta that once fed into it, including exploring, observing, and sampling rocks and dust. “It marks our transition …

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The rover’s samples may help scientists piece together what the planet’s climate looked like billions of years ago — and learn whether any ancient Martian life lurked. The bedrock at the rim of the crater might yield clues as to how rocky planets like Mars and …

Mars, Math and Mohan: Meet the Indian scientist who landed rover on Red Planet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mars, Math and Mohan: Meet the Indian scientist who landed rover on Red Planet

India Today  

In an exclusive conversation with India Today TV, Swathi Mohan, the Guidance and Operations Lead at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, shared her journey into the cosmos, her pivotal role in Mars exploration, and her thoughts on the vital presence of women in the realm of science. For International Women’s Day we could take the time to really appreciate the potential …

UFO on Mars? When NASA's ‘Marscopter’ unveiled photos of 'otherworldly' wreckage on the red planet
1 year ago

UFO on Mars? When NASA's ‘Marscopter’ unveiled photos of 'otherworldly' wreckage on the red planet

Hindustan Times  

NASA's Mars helicopter, named Ingenuity or “Marscopter,” released captivating images of wreckage on the Martian surface last year. NASA's Mars helicopter captures captivating images of wreckage on Martian surface. As vehicles entering Mars' atmosphere endure extreme conditions, reaching speeds of almost 12,500 miles per hour, the longevity and performance of Ingenuity have surpassed NASA's expectations. Kenneth Farley, the mission's project …

Perseverance rover grabs 20th rock sample that could reveal Mars' watery past
1 year ago

Perseverance rover grabs 20th rock sample that could reveal Mars' watery past

India Today  

Nasa's Perseverance rover has secured its 20th rock core, overcoming the challenges posed by the crumbly nature of conglomerate rocks atop Jezero Crater's fan. The rover's science team has been diligently working to obtain a sample of this particular rock unit due to its potential to unlock secrets about the Red Planet's past. Perseverance rover acquired this image using its …

Self driving on Mars: Perseverance rover navigates without human help from Earth
1 year, 2 months ago

Self driving on Mars: Perseverance rover navigates without human help from Earth

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, currently trundling on Mars, has always been dependent on its human pilot on Earth to move around. The self-driving system not only maps out the rover's general routes but also manages the finer points of navigation, significantly reducing driving time between areas of scientific interest. Tyler Del Sesto, who has worked on the software for Perseverance's AutoNav …

Ingenuity helicopter completes 56th flight on Mars, flies 410 meters on Red Planet
1 year, 3 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter completes 56th flight on Mars, flies 410 meters on Red Planet

India Today  

Nasa's Ingenuity helicopter has once again made history, completing its 56th flight on Mars. Launched as part of the Perseverance mission, Ingenuity was initially intended to demonstrate the feasibility of powered flight in Mars' thin atmosphere, which is just 0.6% as thick as Earth's. The goal of this latest flight was to reposition the helicopter, with the craft heading northwest …

Perseverance drops 50% backup samples on Mars for future missions to bring home
1 year, 11 months ago

Perseverance drops 50% backup samples on Mars for future missions to bring home

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, which recently completed its one Martian year of operations on the Red Planet, has successfully dropped five of the 10 sampling tubes with rock cores in them. ONE MARTIAN YEAR FOR PERSEVERANCE The SUV-sized rover marked its one Martian year of operations late last week as it continued to trundle on the floor of the Jazero crater, …

Scientists pick stash site for Mars soil samples collected by Perseverance rover
2 years, 1 month ago

Scientists pick stash site for Mars soil samples collected by Perseverance rover

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa Perseverance Rover will soon stash select samples of the Martian soil in …

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
2 years, 4 months ago

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

LA Times  

NASA will launch two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. The most recent sample, a sedimentary rock, holds the greatest promise of containing possible evidence of ancient Martian life, said Arizona State University’s Meenakshi Wadhwa, chief scientist for the retrieval effort. NASA officials said Perseverance’s impressive performance at Mars …

Nasa to send two more Ingenuity-like helicopters to collect samples from Mars
2 years, 4 months ago

Nasa to send two more Ingenuity-like helicopters to collect samples from Mars

The Independent  

Nasa is planning to send two more helicopters to the Red Planet as part of its Mars Sample Return Program. Nasa’s Perseverance rover has so far gathered 11 rock core samples and one atmospheric sample, with its most recent sedimentary rock sample expected to hold evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. In the current plan, Perseverance will …

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
2 years, 4 months ago

NASA to launch 2 more choppers to Mars to help return rocks

India TV News  

Highlights Perseverance already has gathered 11 samples with more rock drilling planned The most recent sample, a sedimentary rock, holds the greatest promise The helicopters will be modelled after NASA's successful Ingenuity NASA is launching two more mini helicopters to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. The most recent sample, a sedimentary rock, …

Perseverance rover has made a friend on Mars
2 years, 6 months ago

Perseverance rover has made a friend on Mars

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The Perseverance rover made friends with a pet rock about four months ago, and the two have been inseparable ever since. A rock found its way into the rover’s left front wheel in early February while roaming around the red planet, according to Perseverance’s left hazard avoidance camera. It joined …

Junk on Mars: Ingenuity helicopter spots wreckage of gear that helped perseverance rover land
2 years, 7 months ago

Junk on Mars: Ingenuity helicopter spots wreckage of gear that helped perseverance rover land

India Today  

The Ingenuity helicopter, which recently got a mission extension on Mars after completing nearly a year-long mission has spotted the cocoon that safely got it to the surface of the Red Planet. Ingenuity captured 10 coloured aerial images of the wreckage on the surface of Mars, which is now a human-made space junk on another planet. Mars Sample Return’s reconnaissance …

Ingenuity helicopter to keep flying on Mars till Sept, identify spots to land future missions
2 years, 9 months ago

Ingenuity helicopter to keep flying on Mars till Sept, identify spots to land future missions

India Today  

Just about a year ago, engineers, scientists, astronomers had no idea if a controlled flight was even possible on another planet. Nasa has extended the operation of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars till September, where it will support the Perseverance rover, trundling on the surface, in its science operations trying to look for evidence of ancient microbial life in the …

Perseverance rover begins imaging as Mars comes into Earth's views, Ingenuity helicopter revs up
3 years, 1 month ago

Perseverance rover begins imaging as Mars comes into Earth's views, Ingenuity helicopter revs up

India Today  

Two weeks after it went into hibernation on Mars, the Perseverance rover is set to trundle again. The rover is imaging the area and studying the weather as engineers chart its course towards another possible location to collect samples to be returned to Earth. Since landing on Mars on February 18, 2021, Perseverance has been hunting for signs of ancient …

Perseverance rover sets in motion work to return first samples from Mars
3 years, 2 months ago

Perseverance rover sets in motion work to return first samples from Mars

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, which is parked in the Jazero crater, for now, has set in motion the work on returning the first samples from Mars to Earth. Meenakshi Wadhwa, principal scientist for the Mars Sample Return program said, “I have dreamed of having Mars samples to analyze since I was a graduate student. “I’ve been working my whole career for …

NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history

Hindustan Times  

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region. In image released by NASA and taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on September 7, 2021, two holes where the rover's drill obtained chalk-size samples from rock nicknamed "Rochette." "It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable …

NASA's perseverance rover collects first Mars rock samples
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's perseverance rover collects first Mars rock samples

India TV News  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Perseverance rover on Monday completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. The sample-taking process began on September 1, when the rotary percussive drill at the end of Perseverance's robotic arm cored into a flat, briefcase-size Mars rock nicknamed "Rochette." Today, at 12:34 …

NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA confirms Perseverance Mars rover got its first piece of rock

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: NASA confirmed Monday that its Perseverance Mars rover succeeded in collecting its first rock sample for scientists to pore over when a future mission eventually brings it back to Earth. The sample was collected on September 1, but NASA was initially unsure whether the rover had successfully held onto its precious cargo, because initial images taken in poor light …

Martian soil set to come to Earth: Perseverance rover captures, stores first rock samples from Mars surface
3 years, 3 months ago

Martian soil set to come to Earth: Perseverance rover captures, stores first rock samples from Mars surface

India Today  

Decades after exploring the barren surface of Mars from millions of kilometres away, humans will soon get their hands on the Martian regolith thanks to an SUV sized astrobiologist trundling on the Red Planet. The rover -- Nasa's Perseverance -- has now successfully collected, processed and sealed the first samples from the Martian surface to be brought to Earth for …

Perseverance rover successfully extracts samples from Martian rock
3 years, 3 months ago

Perseverance rover successfully extracts samples from Martian rock

India Today  

The Perseverance rover has successfully cored a Mars rock sample, according to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Although previous attempts at sampling Martian rocks have failed to harvest as a result of the sample breaking, officials are confident that the rover has captured sediment fragments this time. The rover collects samples with a rotary-percussive drill that runs a …

NASA's Perseverance rover might've succeeded in collecting a piece of Martian rock
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover might've succeeded in collecting a piece of Martian rock

Firstpost  

NASA plans a mission to bring around 30 samples back to Earth in the 2030s, where scientists will be able to conduct more detailed analysis that might confirm there was microbial life. NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeded in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth – probably. The US space …

NASA thinks Mars rover succeeded in taking rock sample
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA thinks Mars rover succeeded in taking rock sample

Hindustan Times  

NASA's Perseverance rover succeeded in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth -- probably. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will abrade the rock at the center of this image, allowing scientists and engineers to assess whether it would hold up to the rover’s more powerful sampling drill. The US space …

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, snags first rock sample for return
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, snags first rock sample for return

LA Times  

A closeup of the first Martian rock sample obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover. NASA’s newest Mars rover has successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month’s attempt came up empty. Science & Medicine NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for signs of ancient life on Mars If NASA’s Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, it …

Nasa's Perseverance rover locks new target on Mars after failed sample attempt
3 years, 3 months ago

Nasa's Perseverance rover locks new target on Mars after failed sample attempt

Hindustan Times  

After failing to collect a rock sample that proved too crumbly, Nasa’s Perseverance rover has set its eyes on another rock nicknamed ‘Rochette’. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover will abrade the rock at the center of this image, allowing scientists and engineers to assess whether it would hold up to the rover’s more powerful sampling drill. The Perseverance rover has been …

Perseverance rover plans to collect first rock samples to be returned to Earth from Mars
3 years, 3 months ago

Perseverance rover plans to collect first rock samples to be returned to Earth from Mars

India Today  

After its unsuccessful attempt to collect the first rock samples to be returned to Earth, the Perseverance Mars rover is in the final stages of another attempt to drill a rock. The rover will use a 7-foot-long robotic arm to scrape the surface and if the team decides to acquire a core from this rock, the sampling process would be …

Why Perseverance's First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty
54 years, 11 months ago

Why Perseverance's First Mars Drilling Attempt Came Up Empty

Wired  

Last week, NASA’s Perseverance rover shot for a new milestone in the search for extraterrestrial life: Drilling into Mars to extract a plug of rock, which will eventually get fired back to Earth for scientists to study. “What followed later in the morning was a rollercoaster of emotions,” wrote Louise Jandura, chief engineer for sampling and caching at NASA’s Jet …

NASA blames Mars rover sampling fiasco on bad, powdery rock
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA blames Mars rover sampling fiasco on bad, powdery rock

India Today  

NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week’s sampling fiasco on Mars. The Perseverance rover came up empty after attempting to collect its first core sample on the red planet for eventual return to Earth. Data beamed back last Friday showed that the rover drilled to the proper depth of nearly 3 inches, and pictures of the borehole looked …

The Perseverance rover's Martian rock samples just... disappeared. What happened?
3 years, 4 months ago

The Perseverance rover's Martian rock samples just... disappeared. What happened?

Salon  

The Perseverance rover is a rarity among space rovers for the sole reason that it is a sample-return mission — meaning that Perseverance will drill Martian rock and collect samples which will eventually be returned to Earth. This Martian mystery story begins last week, when scientists took a big step in Perseverance's historic mission by attempting to collect samples from …

Hit and miss: Perseverance rover failed its first rock sample collection on Mars
3 years, 4 months ago

Hit and miss: Perseverance rover failed its first rock sample collection on Mars

Firstpost  

NASA plans on bringing back around 30 samples that will be analyzed with sophisticated instruments than those on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance drilled into the surface of Mars but failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples that would be picked up by future missions for analysis by scientists on Earth. “While this is not the ‘hole-in-one’ we hoped for, …

NASA's Mars rover fails in first attempt to collect rock samples
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Mars rover fails in first attempt to collect rock samples

India TV News  

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has failed in its first attempt to grab rock samples on Mars for future return to Earth. The American space agency in a statement said that data sent to Earth by NASA's Perseverance rover after its first attempt to "collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock …

Perseverance rover gears up for its first rock collection drive on Mars
3 years, 4 months ago

Perseverance rover gears up for its first rock collection drive on Mars

Firstpost  

The crater was once home to an ancient lake and analyzing these samples will reveal clues about the rocks’ chemical and mineral composition. The Perseverance Mars rover is preparing to collect its first rock sample from the site of an ancient lake bed, as its mission to search for signs of past life begins in earnest, NASA said Wednesday. The …

In its most complex flight on Mars, Earth's small aircraft crosses a kilometre mark in air
3 years, 4 months ago

In its most complex flight on Mars, Earth's small aircraft crosses a kilometre mark in air

India Today  

Three months after it first spread its rotors on Mars, the Ingenuity Helicopter has crossed a major milestone of flying for over a kilometre on an alien world. The 10th flight The flight began with Ingenuity taking off from its sixth airfield and climbing to the new record height as it headed south-by-southwest about 165 feet and captured the Raised …

NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first Martian rock sample | WATCH
3 years, 5 months ago

NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first Martian rock sample | WATCH

India TV News  

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is set to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock that the future planned missions will transport back to earth. The six-wheeled geologist landed on Jezero Crater in Mars on February 18, and NASA kicked off the rover's mission science phase on June 1, exploring a 4 square kilometer patch of crater floor which might contain …

These coloured pictures from Ingenuity helicopter offer new insights into unseen Martian world
3 years, 5 months ago

These coloured pictures from Ingenuity helicopter offer new insights into unseen Martian world

India Today  

Being dubbed as one of the most advanced systems to arrive on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has now added one more dimension to the aerial exploration of another planet. With Ingenuity, we now have this intermediate-scale imagery that nicely fills the gap in resolution,” said Perseverance Deputy Project Scientist Ken Williford of Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. NASA’s …

It's incredible: Indian-origin Vandi Verma on driving Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 5 months ago

It's incredible: Indian-origin Vandi Verma on driving Perseverance rover on Mars

India Today  

“Jezero is incredible,” says Vandi Verma, the Indian-origin Nasa engineer, after driving the Perseverance rover on Mars. Verma, chief engineer for robotics operations with Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is steering the rover through the tenuous terrain of the crater believed to be the site of an ancient lake. This image shows two possible routes to the fan-shaped deposit of sediments …

NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE
3 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE

Daily Mail  

After starting its switch from photographer to science investigator, NASA's Perseverance rover has officially started its science mission, beginning its search for signs of ancient life. Scroll down for video This image of Jezero Crater depicts the routes for Perseverance’s first science campaign and its second as well as its second In addition to searching for signs of ancient microscopic …

Perseverance hits the road: Rover begins search for ancient microbial life on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

Perseverance hits the road: Rover begins search for ancient microbial life on Mars

India Today  

The Perseverance rover trundling the surface of Mars began its most critical mission phase — looking for ancient microbial life. “We are putting the rover’s commissioning phase as well as the landing site in our rearview mirror and hitting the road,” said Jennifer Trosper, Perseverance project manager. In a bid to collect unique samples, the rover will explore two geologic …

Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers
3 years, 7 months ago

Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers

Live Mint  

China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, during a busy time for Martian exploration. China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully launched last July and entered Mars' orbit in February -- a major milestone for Beijing's ambitious space programme. In this file photo, technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ …

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter to scout ahead and assist Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter to scout ahead and assist Perseverance rover on Mars

Firstpost  

This type of reconnaissance will prove useful to human missions, by scoping out the best paths for them and reaching locations that aren’t accessible. After proving powered, the controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter has new orders: scout ahead of the Perseverance rover to assist in its search for past signs of microbial life. …

Ingenuity flies the furthest its ever gone in third successful flight on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

Ingenuity flies the furthest its ever gone in third successful flight on Mars

Firstpost  

NASA’s mini helicopter Ingenuity on Sunday successfully completed its third flight on Mars, moving farther and faster than ever before, with a peak speed of 6.6 feet per second. After two initial flights during which the craft hovered above the Red Planet’s surface, the helicopter on this third flight covered 50 meters of distance, reaching the speed of two meters …

Nasa reveals Easter eggs hidden on Mars perseverance rover
3 years, 8 months ago

Nasa reveals Easter eggs hidden on Mars perseverance rover

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has revealed that there are more hidden Easter eggs on the Mars …

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars' surface ahead of flight

India Today  

NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the U.S. space agency said. “Mars Helicopter touchdown confirmed!” NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tweeted Saturday. “This heater keeps the interior at about 45° F through the bitter cold of the Martian night, where temperatures can drop to as low as -130° F,” Bob …

Nasa’s Ingenuity aircraft touches Mars surface before flight
3 years, 8 months ago

Nasa’s Ingenuity aircraft touches Mars surface before flight

Live Mint  

Nasa's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency said. "Its 293 million mile journey aboard @NASAPersevere ended with the final drop of 4 inches from the rover's belly to the surface of Mars today. "This heater keeps the interior at about 45 degrees F through the bitter …

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars’ surface ahead of flight
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter dropped on Mars’ surface ahead of flight

Live Mint  

NASA's Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the US space agency said. "This heater keeps the interior at about 45 degrees F through the bitter cold of the Martian night, where temperatures can drop to as low as -130F," Bob Balaram, Mars Helicopter Project chief engineer at the Jet Propulsion …

Nasa to attempt first off-world flight with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in early April
3 years, 9 months ago

Nasa to attempt first off-world flight with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in early April

India Today  

Nasa is targeting early April for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet, the space agency said Tuesday. "The best guess we have right now is April 8," for the first flight, said Bob Balaram, Mars Helicopter chief engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, though he added it could be sooner …

NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance Is Set to Fly a Mini-Helicopter on Red Planet
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance Is Set to Fly a Mini-Helicopter on Red Planet

News 18  

In a first, the Perseverance rover on Mars is set to deploy a mini-helicopter named Ingenuity that will fly and explore the Red Planet. The teams operating Ingenuity and NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover have chosen the flight zone where the helicopter will attempt the first powered, controlled flights on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the first aircraft …

NASA's Perseverance rover nails 21-ft test drive, gets software update for Mars exploration
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover nails 21-ft test drive, gets software update for Mars exploration

Firstpost  

NASA’s newest Mars rover Perseverance has put 21 feet, or 6.5 meters, on its odometer in its first test drive on the Red Planet. Taken during the first drive of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars on 4 March 2021. Image credit: NASA Ingenuity: Perseverance rover’s first ‘big job’ Perseverance’s first big job will be to find an airfield where its …

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