Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is an SUV-sized Mars rover designed to explore Jezero Crater on Mars. It was launched on 30 July 2020 as part of NASA' s Mars 2020 mission. The rover's goals include looking for past Martian environments capable of supporting life, seeking out possible microbial life in those environments, collecting rock and soil samples to store on the Martian surface, and testing oxygen production from the Martian atmosphere to prepare for future manned missions
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NASA handout photo of the Mars Perseverance rover moments before it touched down on the red planet. Photo: NASA
. Perseverance on approach
This combination of images from video made available by NASA shows steps in the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approached the surface of the planet on Thursday, Feb. 18 Photo: AP
1. Perseverance on approach
This combination of images from video made available by NASA shows steps in the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approached the surface of the planet on Thursday, Feb. 18 Photo: AP
2. Cheering
NASA handout photo of scientists cheering the conformation that the Mars Perseverance rover touched down on the red planet. Is Photo: NASA
3. The world watches
A general view of the live-stream landing of NASA's Perseverance on Mars at Piccadilly Circus.. The rover has been traveling through space since launching from Cape Canaveral at the end of July 2020. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson
4. 360 panorama
NASA handout photo of a 360-Degree Panorama taken by the Perseverance Navcams on the surface of Mars on Monday Photo: NASA