As shown in this artist’s concept, the SHERLOC instrument is located at the end of the robotic arm of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After six months of effort, an instrument that helps NASA‘s Perseverance Mars Rover’s search for possible signs of ancient microbial life is back online. After a mechanical failure halted SHERLOC … Read more
A key instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been revived after six months of inactivity, renewing efforts to search for evidence of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. The development marks a major milestone in the rover’s mission to explore Jezero Crater, an area believed to once have contained a lake and potentially … Read more
This image of NASA’s Perseverance rover collecting data on the wear of the “Valhalla Glades” was taken June 14 in the “Bright Angel” area of Jezero Crater by one of the rover’s forward hazard avoidance cameras. The WATSON camera on the SHERLOC instrument is closest to the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech After six months … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has left Mount Washburn behind and arrived at its next destination, Bright Angel. An unusual type of rock was found there that scientists call ‘popcorn rock’. The strange rock is evidence that water was once present in the Jezero crater. Perseverance’s mission is focused on life on ancient Mars. In addition to … Read more
7 photos Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU It’s not every day that the American space agency NASA says something shocking. The organization is a respectable organization by profession and generally avoids sensational titles. But not this week, when it was announced plain and simple that “Perseverance finds popcorn on planet Mars.” Perseverance, formerly known as Mars 2020, is … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance rover has made significant progress in its mission to uncover the geological history of Mars by exploring the ancient Neretva Vallis river channel. Originally thought to be just a clear route, with no rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has proven to be a geological treasure trove. After navigating a challenging dune field to avoid … Read more
This map, superimposed on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, shows Perseverance’s path between January 21 and June 11. White dots indicate where the rover stopped after completing a trip along the Neretva Vallis river channel. The light blue line shows the rover’s route within the canal. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Originally considered little … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! This map, superimposed on an image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, shows Perseverance’s path between January 21 and June 11. White dots indicate where the rover stopped after completing a trip along the Neretva Vallis river channel. The light blue line shows … Read more
The chief scientist of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is excited about material stored in the rover’s sample tubes, dropped both on the surface of Mars and in the rover itself while orbiting Jezero Crater. Given the Martian samples Perseverance has collected so far, could one of those be what the rover was meant to look … Read more