Open AccessPerseverance Rover Lands on Mars
Author(s) -
E. J. Taylor,
Gregory S. Jackson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the electrochemical society interface
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1944-8783
pISSN - 1064-8208
DOI - 10.1149/2.f11212if
Subject(s) - mars exploration program , impact crater , astrobiology , mars landing , exploration of mars , geology , mars rover , aeronautics , engineering , physics
On February 18, 2021, at 3:55 p.m. EST, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed at the Jezero Crater on Mars. Perseverance is NASA’s most advanced rover to date and traveled 293 million miles (472 million kilometers) over 203 days; an average speed of over 60,000 miles per hour! After several weeks of testing, Perseverance will begin a two-year exploration of Mars’ Jezero Crater.
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