https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/
Jul 16, 2026 · NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.
https://mars.nasa.gov/
Jul 20, 2026 · Despite being inhospitable to humans, robotic explorers — like NASA's Perseverance rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — serve as pathfinders to eventually get astronauts to the surface of the Red Planet.
https://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/programs/mars-exploration/rover-basics/
Feb 12, 2026 · The spacecraft that we send to Mars are no different! Many NASA orbiters, landers, and rovers fly with artwork, signs, and symbols on board that reflect the time and place they were made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_rover
Rovers have several advantages over stationary landers: they examine more territory, they can be directed to interesting features, they can place themselves in sunny positions to weather winter months, and they can advance the knowledge of how to perform very remote robotic vehicle control.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/mars-rovers/en/
5 days ago · What are the Mars rovers? Over the years, NASA has sent five robotic vehicles, called rovers, to Mars. The names of the five rovers are: Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance. This image depicts all of the rovers which have driven on Mars, as well as the Mars helicopter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseverance_(rover)
The rover's main goals are to search for signs of ancient life, study the planet's geology and climate, and collect rock and regolith samples for possible return to Earth by a future mission.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory/curiosity-rover/nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-discovers-field-of-honeycomb-textures/
Jul 29, 2026 · Besides sulfur crystals, shiny meteorites, and other interesting geologic features, the rover has made major discoveries about the ancient Martian environment — most importantly, that it had the water, chemistry, and nutrients to support microbial life.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-mars-rover-ready-to-roll-for-miles-in-years-ahead/
Dec 17, 2025 · Managed for NASA by Caltech, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover on behalf of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program portfolio.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/
Raw images of Mars taken by the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter in Jezero Crater.
https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/mrn/
Jul 23, 2026 · NASA Mars Relay Network visualization tool.
