NASA's Perseverance

Rover
By: Edgardo Y. Ursal
Perseverance Rover
Mars 2020
Mission MISSION TYPE
Rover

LAUNCHED
July 30, 2020
4:50 a.m. PDT (7:50 a.m. EDT)

LANDED
Feb. 18, 2021
12:55 p.m. PST (3:55 pm. EST)

MISSION DURATION
At Least One Mars Year (about 687 Earth
days)
 Four Science Objectives
GEOL
OGY
Study the rocks and landscape
at the landing site to reveal the
region’s history.
SAMPLE
CACHING
Cache samples for possible
future return to Earth.
ASTROBIO
LOGY
Determine whether an area of
interest was suitable for life, and
look for signs of ancient life itself.
PREPARATION
FOR HUMANS
Test technologies that would
help sustain human presence on
Mars someday.
Why Do We Keep Going
Back to Mars?
The scientific reasons for going to Mars
can be summarised by the search for life,
understanding the surface and the
planet’s evolution, and preparing for future
human exploration.

Mars can also help us to learn more about

our home. Understanding martian
geophysical processes promises to
uncover details of the evolution and
history of Earth and other planets in our
Solar System.
“Science drives our understanding and allows us to get
humans to a place like Mars.The more exploration we
have, the better we understand that environment, the
better prepared we'll be to send humans to Mars in the
future.”
—Glaze, 2020
 Reference:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/science/objectives/