The new moniker, which NASA announced on Thursday (March 5), captures the spirit of space exploration remarkably well, said Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator of the agency's Science Mission Directorate.
"Yes, it's curiosity that pulls us out there, but it's perseverance that does not let us give up," Zurbuchen said during a teleconference with reporters on Thursday, referencing the name of the NASA rover that has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater since August 2012. (The body of Perseverance, which is scheduled to launch this coming July, is based heavily on that of Curiosity .)
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Wild Mars crater's dark dunes will enchant your eyes - CNET
The rugged crater offers a look at a diverse set of Mars geologic processes, from signs of ancient glacial activity to wind-carved dunes on the crater floor.
ESA also shared a perspective view of the crater's mountain that makes it feel like you're flying over it in a helicopter.
Sorry Elon Musk, I refuse to die on Mars - CNET
This SpaceX illustration shows a Starship launching from Mars. If you look closely, you'll see that I'm not on board.
"Welcome to Mars!" a cheery man in a SpaceX polo shirt calls out, his voice reaching up to the curved, transparent panels of a dome that shows only blackness above.
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Musk and my brother and those Mars One volunteers can't wait to get to Mars. I can wait, though. I can wait forever.
The SEArch+/Apis Cor team won fourth place in Phase 3: Level 1 in NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. This illustration shows a regolith construction approach.
Playing without star center Michael Carmody, Mars falls short in PIAA 1st-round game - Trib HSSN
Mars head coach Rob Carmody talks with an official after an intentional foul was called on Michael Carmody during the fourth quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Laurel Highlands Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
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Organic Molecules Found on Mars Could Have a Biological Origin, Study Shows
New analysis of organic molecules found in dried-up Martian mud in the Gale Crater has revealed an intriguing possibility. Scientists have concluded that we can't rule out those molecules actually have a biological origin.
The molecules were actually extracted by the Curiosity rover from a mudstone section of the Gale Crater called the Murray Formation ; a study on the finding was published in 2018 . The initial experiments revealed a number of molecules, including a group of aromatic compounds called thiophenes.
Hope Mars Mission could change everything we know about the red planet - CNET
The satellite, which launches from Japan in July, will study the connections between the red planet's lower and upper atmosphere and look into what causes the loss of hydrogen and oxygen into space. After achieving its orbit around Mars in February 2021, it'll collect data for two years. There's also an option to extend the mission to 2025.
In the region, members of that younger demographic are demanding new opportunities from their governments. The Hope Mars Mission (also called the Emirates Mars Mission) seems like the perfect way to offer that. Ninety percent of team members are 35 and under.
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From a nationwide naming contest that saw more than 28,000 student essay entries, the new name of our next Mars rover is …
Alex Mather, 7th Grader / Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, VA:
"If rovers are to be the qualities of us as a race, we missed the most important thing: perseverance. We are a species of explorers and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars. We, not as a nation, but as humans will not give up. The human race will always persevere into the future."
Meet Perseverance, NASA's newly renamed Mars 2020 rover - Hartford Courant
The next NASA rover headed to Mars, up to now blandly referred to as Mars 2020, has been named Perseverance.
That was the winning moniker selected in NASA's "Name the Rover" essay contest, which began last summer. Volunteer judges sifted through 28,000 entries from children ranging from kindergartners to high schoolers and selected 155 semifinalists. In January, NASA announced the final nine. (The other eight were Clarity, Courage, Endurance, Fortitude, Ingenuity, Promise, Tenacity and Vision.)
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