NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rock
NASA now wants to send two landers to bring Mars rock
Since then, the Mini Cooper-sized rover has made history over and over, again racking up an impressive list of firsts.
Since then, the Mini Cooper-sized rover has made history over and over, again racking up an impressive list of firsts.
It's been 13 months since Perseverance landed on Mars, marking the beginning of a new chapter of exploration on the Red Planet.
It's been 13 months since Perseverance landed on Mars, marking the beginning of a new chapter of exploration on the Red Planet.
To wit: Perseverance was the first mission to successfully fly a helicopter on another planet.
To wit: Perseverance was the first mission to successfully fly a helicopter on another planet.
Perseverance managed to extract oxygen from the Red Planet's carbon dioxide atmosphere, which could eventually be a way to provide astronauts with oxygen on Mars.
Perseverance managed to extract oxygen from the Red Planet's carbon dioxide atmosphere, which could eventually be a way to provide astronauts with oxygen on Mars.
And perhaps most importantly, the rover successfully collected and stored soil and rock samples that will ultimately become the first Martian rocks to return to Earth for scientific study.
And perhaps most importantly, the rover successfully collected and stored soil and rock samples that will ultimately become the first Martian rocks to return to Earth for scientific study.
Sample mission return missions are rare in space exploration, because of the expense of two-way space travel.
Sample mission return missions are rare in space exploration, because of the expense of two-way space travel.