07 April 2021
Ingenuity survives first cold martian night on its own
... surface, Ingenuity remained attached to the belly of the rover, receiving power from Perseverance, which touched down at Jezero Crater on 18 February. The rover serves as a communications relay between Ingenuity and Earth, and it will use its suite...
03 August 2020
Mars was cold and icy, not warm and wet, new study says
... mission which sent the agency’s newest rover, Percy, to Jezero Crater in order to collect samples which scientists hope might contain traces of extinct microbial life. Jezero Crater is located on the western edge of Isidis Planitia, a giant impact...
23 February 2021
NASA releases first audio recording of Mars and stunning landing video of Perseverance
... off-the-shelf device survived the highly dynamic descent to the surface and obtained sounds from Jezero Crater on 20 February. About 10 seconds into the 60-second recording, a Martian breeze is audible for a few seconds, as are mechanical...
27 December 2019
Mars 2020 aeroshell’s impressive pedigree
... times to Mars, and to land in February 2021. The 3 metre long rover will navigate Mars’ 45 kilometre wide Jezero Crater, once a river delta, examining the terrain with instruments to detect the mineral content of the surface, and...
18 June 2020
Countdown to NASA’s new Mars rover launch
... over. Engines fire in the final seconds, slowing the descent until Perseverance hovers above the surface of Jezero Crater, a 3.5- to 4-billion-year-old landscape that was part of an ancient delta. Motors on the descent stage lower the...
22 March 2021
The first look at Ingenuity on Mars
..., Ingenuity has to survive frigid temperatures with nights as cold as minus 90 degrees Celsius (minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit) at Jezero Crater. So far, Ingenuity has been receiving its power from the rover, and a test of its power system...
