Spacecraft
Perseverance
Also Known As Mars 2020 rover
Mars Rover
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A NASA Mars rover that landed in Jezero Crater in February 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to cache rock samples for a planned future return to Earth. It carried Ingenuity, a small helicopter that made the first powered flight on another planet.
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Spacecraft Type ManufacturerNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 2 StatusOperational; exploring Jezero Crater as of the mid-2020s. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Landed in Jezero Crater in February 2021.
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1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationPerseverance (rover), Wikipedia - lead sectionQuote, Perseverance (rover), Wikipedia - lead section
Perseverance is a NASA rover that has been exploring Mars since February 18, 2021, as part of the Mars 2020 mission.
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