NASA Perseverance rover ready to explore the wilds of Mars

Perseverance on Mars artwork
Mars will soon be welcoming another visitor from Earth. NASA is sending its Perseverance rover to collect samples, search for signs of past microbial life and even unleash an experimental helicopter.

Perseverance is scheduled to launch on July 17, 2020, kicking off a multi-month journey through space before arriving at the red planet in February 2021. Landing is a tense process, but, if all goes well, Perseverance will join NASA's Curiosity as the only functioning rovers on Mars.  Source