Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on July 30, 2020, at 11:50 UTC. Confirmation that the rover successfully landed on Mars was received on February 18, 2021, at 20:55 UTC. As of 1 May 2024, Perseverance has been active on Mars for 1137 sols (1,168 Earth days, or 3 years, 2 months and 13 days) since its landing.

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