Investigation Information
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| IDENTIFIER |
urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.mars2020::1.0
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| NAME |
MARS 2020
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| TYPE |
Mission
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| DESCRIPTION |
The Mars 2020 mission placed the rover Perseverance on the surface of Mars in Jezero Crater on
February 18, 2021. The rover's instruments search for signs of habitable conditions on Mars in
the ancient past and signs of past microbial life. The rover uses a drill to collect samples
for return to Earth by a future mission.
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| START DATE |
2020-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
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| STOP DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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| REFERENCES |
Farley, K.A., Williford, K.H., Stack, K.M. et al. Mars 2020 Mission Overview.
Space Sci Rev 216, 142 (2020)
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