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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Perseverance rover desk.
science
NASA’s Perseverance rover measured fine and ultrafine Martian dust clinging to samples of spacesuit materials carried on the rover. The results could help guide spacesuit, habitat and dust-removal designs for future Mars crews.
science
NASA says Perseverance drove 45.22 kilometres on Mars by Oct. 11, 2026, surpassing the previous off-world distance record held by Opportunity. The rover uses autonomous navigation for more than 90% of its total driving distance.
technology
NASA’s Perseverance rover has driven 45.22 kilometres on Mars, surpassing the previous off-world distance record held by Opportunity. NASA says autonomous navigation has helped Perseverance cover more than 90% of its total distance.
science
NASA’s Perseverance rover found that the Margin Unit in Jezero Crater records at least three separate episodes of water-rock interaction, including a later episode involving heated underground water. The findings revise the picture of how water moved through early Mars.
science
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured Earth passing behind Phobos from the surface of Mars on July 2, 2026. The observation is the first of its kind, showing Earth briefly disappearing behind an object as seen from another planet.