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"
Shadow of a Martian Robot
05/06/2024
What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't human? Then you might be the Perseverance rover exploring Mars. Perseverance has been examining the Red Planet since 2021, finding evidence of its complex history of volcanism and ancient flowing water, and sending breathtaking images across the inner Solar System. Pictured here in February of 2024, Perseverance looks opposite the Sun and across Neretva Vallis in Jezero Crater, with a local hill visible at the top of the frame. The distinctively non-human shadow of the car-sized rover is visible below center, superposed on scattered rocks. Perseverance, now working without its flying companion Ingenuity, continues to search Mars for signs of ancient life.