Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far
by Scott K. Johnson from Ars Technica - All content on (#6EVEM)
Enlarge / Planetary vampire Perseverance takes a selfie with two sample drill holes. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
It's easy to take it for granted, but we're driving around on freakin' Mars right now.
We've done this a few times before, sure, but it remains one of humankind's most impressive technological feats. The latest rover to continue our presence on the red planet is Perseverance, the star of the Mars 2020 mission that launched in July of that year and landed in February of 2021.
It has now been busy roving for over two years. News of what we're discovering-beyond the stream of photos-tends to come in discrete bits that can be hard to connect into a bigger picture if you aren't following closely. Consider this your wide-angle recap.