mars rovers
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There’s Trouble on Mars for NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The Perseverance rover is at risk of losing its ability to zap Martian rocks with lasers after one of its instruments began malfunctioning last month. One of two covers on SHERLOC, an instrument fitted on the end of the robot’s arm to look for microscopic clues on rocks, is partially open, interfering with the rover’s…
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Breaks a Blade and Will Never Fly Again
RIP, Ingenuity, the first craft to fly on another planet.
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NASA Rover’s Newest Rock Sample Is a Gift From an Ancient Martian River
The six-wheeled Perseverance explorer just packed its 20th sample from the Red Planet, which will hopefully be returned to Earth via a future mission.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds a Doughnut on Mars
While roaming the Martian terrain, NASA’s Perseverance rover spotted an odd-shaped rock that may have travelled its way from space to land on the Red Planet. Using its SuperCam Remote Micro-Imager, the Perseverance rover snapped a series of images on Friday that revealed a doughnut-shaped rock laying on the surface of Mars. The large rock…