The mission launched in July 2020.
July 30, 2020, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida., it has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records. collected the first rock core samples from another planet, tested the first prototype oxygen generator on Mars and deployed Ingenuity, the first robotic helicopter to take off on another planet.
According to the agency, “Percy” also recently broke a record for the most distance driven by a Mars rover in a single day, traveling almost 1,050 feet using its AutoNav software on Feb. 14. In this handout provided by NASA, this panorama, taken on Feb. 20, 2021, by the Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover, was stitched together from six individual images after they were sent back to Earth.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
A year on Mars: How NASA’s Perseverance hit a geological jackpotThe rover collected exciting rock samples on the first leg of its epic journey. Next, it will turn towards an ancient river delta to look for past life.
Read more »
Relive NASA’s extraordinary Mars rover landing, one year on | Digital TrendsEnjoy again the amazing footage showing the moment when NASA's Perseverance rover landed on the surface of Mars in February 2021.
Read more »
NASA's Mars rover captures clouds drifting across the Martian skyNASA's Mars rover captured Mars' drifting clouds by using special imaging techniques. Clouds can be seen drifting across the Martian sky in an 8-frame movie made using images from a navigation camera aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover.
Read more »
Perseverance’s Eyes See a Different MarsThe Red Planet’s red looks different to an Earthling than it would to a Martian—or to a robot with hyperspectral cameras for eyes.
Read more »
How A Giant Laser Could Get Us To Mars In Record TimeImagine, an immense laser beam shooting from the surface of Earth to blast a spacecraft to an ultra-high speed and send it careening to the surface of Mars in just a little over a month.
Read more »