Nov 20, 2025 · This animated orbital-map view shows the route NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has taken since its February 2021 landing at Jezero Crater to July 2024, when it took its “Cheyava Falls” …

Perseverance[2] is a NASA rover that has been exploring Mars since February 18, 2021, [3][4] as part of the Mars 2020 mission.

The meaning of PERSEVERANCE is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition : the action or condition or an instance of persevering : steadfastness.

Nov 27, 2025 · NASA's Perseverance rover discovers first meteorite after five years on Mars—iron-nickel space rock nicknamed Phippsaksla found in Jezero crater rim region.

2 days ago · NASA's Perseverance rover has for the first time helped scientists confirm that electrical sparks often ignite within swirling mini-twisters on Mars.

Sep 11, 2025 · For decades, NASA has been talking about a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, and Perseverance was intended to be the first step in that game of fetch. But the next steps have never …

1 day ago · NASA’s Perseverance rover has gathered groundbreaking Mars samples, but the mission to bring them home is facing serious challenges.

Dec 3, 2025 · Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters.

Join NASA’s Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen and the Smithsonian’s Dr. Ellen Stofan to talk about Perseverance in these short (less than 7 minute) videos recorded in 2020, before Perseverance landed on Mars.

2 days ago · NASA's Perseverance rover captured the first audio recordings of tiny sparks in Martian dust devils, revealing how static electricity crackles across the Red Planet's swirling storms.

Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration Program.

Dec 9, 2024 · John Michael Morookian, on left, and Joseph Carsten are among two dozen employees at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, who drive the Mars rover …

Jul 30, 2020 · The Mars 2020 mission with its Perseverance rover is the first step of a roundtrip journey to return Mars samples to Earth for further study. The Perseverance Mars rover is part of NASA’s …

Dec 2, 2025 · The Martian atmosphere is electrically active, according to scientists, citing new French research that reveals evidence of electrical phenomena with significant implications for our …

Jul 30, 2020 · Perseverance is a NASA Mars rover that landed on Feb. 18, 2021. The rover is searching for past life on Mars and collecting soil and rock samples for future return to Earth.

6 days ago · Bleached clay rocks found on the Martian surface suggest that the Red Planet was once home to heavy rainfall and tropical conditions, new Perseverance observations hint.

May 21, 2025 · Perseverance is exploring Jezero Crater, a location on Mars that shows promising signs of a place that was likely friendly to life in the distant past. The rover’s goal is to study the site in …

6 days ago · NASA's rover Perseverance has recorded evidence that lightning indeed occurs on Mars, providing evidence for a longtime theory.

Nov 9, 2024 · With the potential return of Perseverance's igneous samples to Earth, scientists could answer questions about the evolution of Mars' interior, the history of volcanic processes on Mars, …

Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn't the only thing separating the …

Sep 10, 2025 · Since landing in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater in February 2021, Perseverance has collected 30 samples. The rover still has six empty sample tubes to fill, and it continues to collect …

Mar 26, 2025 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program (MEP) portfolio and the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis …

Jul 22, 2025 · Perseverance is designed to withstand a 45-degree tilt in any direction without tipping over. For added protection, rover drivers avoid terrains that would tilt the rover more than 30 degrees.

Jan 24, 2025 · Perseverance is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition.”

Dec 3, 2025 · View raw images sent back by Perseverance from its explorations on Mars. These updates are provided by self-selected Mars 2020 mission team members who love to share what …

Nov 20, 2025 · This animated orbital-map view shows the route NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has taken since its February 2021 landing at Jezero Crater to July 2024, when it took its “Cheyava Falls” …

Nov 22, 2024 · Scroll and pan around this map to see the latest location and traverse path for the Mars Perseverance rover at Jezero Crater. The goal of the mission is to seek signs of ancient life and …

Jun 25, 2025 · On June 3, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover ground down a portion of a rock surface, blew away the resulting debris, and then went to work studying its pristine interior with a suite of …

Aug 6, 2025 · The imaging team of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took advantage of clear skies on the Red Planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far.

Dec 12, 2024 · NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has crested the top of Jezero Crater’s rim at a location the science team calls “Lookout Hill” and rolling toward its first science stop after the monthslong climb.