The Mars 2020/Perseverance rover is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. The mission will collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that …

Perseverance is designed to endure a tilt of 45 degrees in any direction without tipping over, but to minimize risk the drivers at JPL avoid situations that would cause a tilt of more than 30 …

Introduction: The Perseverance rover has explored and sampled igneous and sedimentary rocks in Jezero crater to characterize early Martian geological processes and habitability and search …

Perseverance is the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to the Red Planet, with a name that embodies NASA’s passion, and our nation’s capability, to take on and overcome challenges.

hases of flight. More specifically, Perseverance will study Mars’ habitability, seek signs of past microbial life, collect and store samples of selected rock and soil, and prepare for futur.

While Curiosity traveled alone, the Perseverance rover carries the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter for attempting the first ever flight in another planet’s atmosphere.

NASA's search for evidence of past life on Mars just produced an exciting update. On Sept. 10, 2025, a team of scientists published a paper detailing the Perseverance rover's investigation …