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Perseverance

Perseverance is NASA’s Mars 2020 rover, launched July 30, 2020, and landed in Jezero Crater on February 18, 2021. Its mission is to search for signs of ancient microbial life, characterize Mars’ geology, and collect samples for potential return to Earth.

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "Perseverance"

Perseverance Selfie with Ingenuity

Perseverance Selfie with Ingenuity

07/06/2025

Deimos Before Sunrise

Deimos Before Sunrise

24/05/2025

SuperCam Target on Ma'az

SuperCam Target on Ma'az

22/03/2025

Ice Clouds over a Red Planet

Ice Clouds over a Red Planet

03/12/2024

Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks

Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks

31/07/2024

Shadow of a Martian Robot

Shadow of a Martian Robot

05/06/2024

The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade

The Shadow of Ingenuity's Damaged Rotor Blade

10/02/2024

A Martian Dust Devil Spins By

07/11/2023

Five Meters over Mars

Five Meters over Mars

10/08/2023

3D Ingenuity

3D Ingenuity

24/06/2023

Perseverance in Jezero Crater's Delta

Perseverance in Jezero Crater's Delta

17/09/2022

Siccar Point on Mars

Siccar Point on Mars

31/08/2022