NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Finally Getting to the Main Event on Mars

The rover is set to tackle Mars' ancient hydrothermal sites, searching for clues to the planet's watery past and potential ancient life.

The Perseverance rover is about to—as the kids say—lock in and turn its robotic treads onto some of the most challenging terrain yet.

“When we bring them back to Earth, they can tell us so much about when, why, and for how long Mars contained liquid water and whether some organic, prebiotic, and potentially even biological evolution may have taken place on that planet,” Bosak added. Its first stop on the trek will be Dox Castle, a rocky outcrop on the rover’s ascent route. From there, Perseverance will pass another region of interest before arriving at Witch Hazel Hill, which contains layers of ancient material that date back to when Mars’ climate was much different than today, according to a JPL

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