A long time ago, Mars was a world flowing with rivers and streams. We know this thanks to decades of work by robotic explorers and their teams on Earth.
What we don't know: did life ever thrive on Mars?
Now, the @NASAPersevere mission will take an even closer look. 1/4
What we don't know: did life ever thrive on Mars?
Now, the @NASAPersevere mission will take an even closer look. 1/4
The rover will set out on expedition across Jezero Crater, where a river once ran into a lake similar in some ways to lakes on Earth: go.nasa.gov/3s59WcX. There's even a river delta that looks remarkably like the one at the mouth of the Mississippi. 2/4
Perseverance will train its instruments on this intriguing landscape, hunting for signs of ancient life that might have once made its home here. The rover will stop at the most interesting spots to collect samples, which future missions can retrieve for return to Earth. 3/4
That won't be the end of the Perseverance story. New robotic explorers – and in time, astronauts – will continue the exploration... mars.nasa.gov
4/4 #CountdownToMars
4/4 #CountdownToMars
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