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The agency has just completed a major review of the Mars Sample Return Program, and there are some significant changes. ...

Minulý týden jsme psali o tom, jak se rover Perseverance pokusil na Marsu získat svůj první vzorek, který by uložil do připravených zkumavkových schránek, jež se chystají pro pozdější odeslání na Zemi. Ovšem pokus to byl neúspěšný. 

NASA’s Perseverance Drives on Mars’ Terrain for First Time NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem, and instrument on Perseverance. Once the rover begins pursuing its science goals, regular commutes extending 656 feet (200 meters) or more are expected. “When it comes to wheeled vehicles on other planets, there are few first-time events that measure...

12 Mar 2021 Share: During it's first week on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its Earthbound team has been carefully test driving all onboard systems. This culminated in a more literal test drive as the rover took it's first short foray across the surface the Martian landscape and delivered further historic footage from its highly sophisticated onboard cameras. Covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters), the drive lasted 33 minutes and produced images of the rover's own landing area. Image: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover wiggles its wheels on March 4, 2021, the day ...

Mar 8, 2021 NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars on 4 March, covering 6,5m across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem, and instrument on Perseverance. Once the rover begins pursuing its science goals, regular commutes extending 200m or more are expected. “When it comes to wheeled vehicles on other planets, there are few first-time events that measure up in significance to that of the first drive,” says Anais Zarifian, Mars 2020 Pe...