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Perseverance Rover
A car-sized Mars rover collecting samples that could later be returned to Earth.
Agency
NASA
Destination
Mars — Jezero Crater
Launched
July 30, 2020
About the mission
Perseverance is exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, drilling and caching rock and regolith samples for possible future return, while its companion helicopter Ingenuity demonstrated powered flight on another planet.
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Last verified 2026-01-15. Mission status and dates can change.