Denise Chow is a science and space reporter for NBC News.
A road trip has begun on Mars.
intends to bring back to Earth on a future mission. “Perseverance has completed four science campaigns, collected 22 rock cores, and traveled over 18 unpaved miles,” Art Thompson, the mission’s project manager at . The journey involves an elevation gain of around 1,000 feet and will most likely wrap up at the end of the year. Throughout its travels, Perseverance will study Mars’ terrain, comparing rocks on the crater rim with those on its floor and in previously explored areas. The comparisons should give scientists a richer understanding of Mars’ landscape and its geological history.
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