The rover Perseverance, which has been on Mars since February, will be sampling the rocks of an ancient lake on the red planet within two weeks. This was announced by the American space agency NASA on Wednesday evening (local time).
The Mars rover Perseverance successfully landed in Jezero Crater on February 18 after a journey of 203 days and approximately 472 million kilometers. Within two weeks, the rover must sample the rocks at the bottom of an ancient lake on Mars. According to NASA, this is one of the most important tasks of the rover.
The samples, which are about the size of a finger, according to the BBC, will be packed in a tube and may be returned to Earth if possible. According to scientists, these samples can be used to investigate whether life was ever possible on Mars.
The development and construction of the rover took eight years and cost about 2.2 billion euros. On Mars, the rover must search for traces of past microbial life, as well as investigate the planet’s climate and geology.
The Mars rover Perseverance successfully landed in Jezero Crater on February 18 after a journey of 203 days and approximately 472 million kilometers. Within two weeks, the rover must sample the rocks at the bottom of an ancient lake on Mars. According to NASA, this is one of the most important tasks of the rover. The samples, which are about the size of a finger, according to the BBC, will be packed in a tube and may be returned to Earth if possible. According to scientists, these samples can be used to investigate whether life was ever possible on Mars. The development and construction of the rover took eight years and cost about 2.2 billion euros. On Mars, the rover must search for traces of past microbial life, as well as investigate the planet’s climate and geology.
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