Rover (space exploration) - Wikipedia
A rover (or sometimes planetary rover) is a planetary surface exploration device designed to move over the rough surface of a planet or other planetary mass celestial bodies. Some rovers have been designed as land vehicles to transport members of a human spaceflight crew; others have been partially or fully autonomous robots .
Perseverance Rover Components - Science@NASA
The Mars 2020 rover, Perseverance, is based on the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover configuration, with an added science and technology toolbox. An important difference is that Perseverance can sample and cache minerals.
Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science
Jul 30, 2020 · NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.
The Mars Rovers | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Mar 23, 2021 · The Short Answer: What are the Mars rovers? Over the years, NASA has sent five robotic vehicles, called rovers, to Mars. The names of the five rovers are: Sojourner, Spirit and Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance. This image depicts all of the rovers which have driven on Mars, as well as the Mars helicopter.
7 Things to Know About the NASA Rover About to Land on Mars
Jan 6, 2021 · 1. Perseverance is searching for signs of ancient life. While the surface of Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have learned from previous NASA missions that the Red Planet once hosted running water and warmer environments at the …
Perseverance Rover | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Jul 30, 2020 · The Perseverance Mars rover is part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.