What the Perseverance Mars rover has accomplished so far
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It has been almost a month since the Perseverance Mars rover successfully landed on the red planet to the cheers of scientists and onlookers millions of miles away.
Perseverance, or "Percy," is tasked with searching for traces of ancient microbial life in addition to collecting and caching samples for later return to Earth. That trip is slated for no earlier than 2031 after Percy gathers around 30 tubes of Martian rock and sediment.More Related News
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