A Mars Rover Explored a Wasteland and Found an Oasis0
- From Around the Web, Space
- November 20, 2021
Billions of years ago, the view from the edge of Jezero crater would have been “spectacular.”
Billions of years ago, the view from the edge of Jezero crater would have been “spectacular.”
Drilling in the dee-ee-eep. The ExoMars rover’s Earth-dwelling twin shows off its skills.
The initial images captured by the Mastcam-Z instrument onboard NASA’s Perseverance rover show an intact Mars sample present in a sample tube after coring.
But first, a holiday while Mars is on the other side of the Sun
Perseverance tried to extract a core sample from a rock, but Mars didn’t play nice.
WAS THE GALE CRATER AN ANCIENT LAKE — OR A SERIES OF TINY PONDS?
THE SAMPLES ARE AN INDICATION THAT MARS MAY HAVE HAD HOSPITABLE CONDITIONS FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS.
With the Mars helicopter now buzzing around on its own, Perseverance can focus its attention on answering one of the most important questions about Mars.
Rover is continuing its search for ancient microbial life
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