NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time
This image was captured while NASA’s Perseverance rover drove on Mars for the first time on March 4, 2021. One of Perseverance’s Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcams) captured this image as the rover completed a short traverse and turn from its landing site in Jezero Crater. NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Read More
ExoMars orbiter images Perseverance landing site (labelled)
The ESA-Roscosmos Trace Gas Orbiter has spotted NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, along with its parachute and back shell, heat shield and descent stage, in the Jezero Crater region of Mars. The images were captured with the orbiter’s CaSSIS camera on 23 February 2021. The components are labelled and are seen as dark or bright Read More
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet
NASA's Perseverance Rover Sends New Video and Images of the Red Planet See Mars Like Never Before! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQwuYZbA6o NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover safely touched down on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist "see" on her descent and what will she do next? Join mission experts for update about the Read More
Landing NASA Perseverance rover – An interactive map to explore Jezero crater and live coverage
Explore the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover and travel to scenic panoramas with this new interactive tool based on ESA Mars Express and NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data. View on your mobile phone, and the rotation of the scene will follow the movements of your device! NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with Perseverance rover onboard Read More
Watch live NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover landing on 18 February 2021
Watch the Feb. 18 Landing BroadcastShow starts at 11:15 a.m. PST / 2:15 p.m. EST / 19:15 UTC https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/ Landing is just around the corner and there’s lots of programming you can tune in for. Use the table below to see all of the upcoming shows. On landing day, the broadcast will be available here Read More
Jezero crater through the eyes of Mars Express
On 18 February 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to arrive at Jezero impact crater, the site of a former lake on Mars. The High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars Express has provided important context for the landing site and its surrounds. Mars Express has been imaging the Red Planet in three dimensions and Read More
In the Jezero neighbourhood
This image shows an area close to the landing ellipse for NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which is expected to land within Jezero crater on 18 February 2021. Jezero crater was once the site of a lake, and the landing site is centred on an ancient river delta near the rim of the crater. Although Read More
ULA is Paving the Highway to Mars
The Atlas V Rocket Launched NASA’s Perseverance Rover and Every Other U.S. Mission to Mars What: A United Launched Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched NASA’s Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on July 30, 2020. After a seven-month journey, the rover is planning to land on Mars on Thurs., Feb Read More
How ESA is Helping NASA’s Mars lander phone home
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is due to land on the Red Planet at 21:43 CET on 18 February 2021. In order to communicate with Earth from its landing site in Jezero Crater, the rover will rely on spacecraft orbiting Mars to relay the images and other data it collects back to Earth and pass Read More
ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing on February 18
On 18 February, NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on the Red Planet ESA’s Mars orbiters – the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express – are supporting the landing TGO will relay important data from Perseverance to Earth as soon as four hours after landing Mars Express is monitoring the local Read More