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The landing marks the end of seven month journey through space and to the surface of Mars. NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars [Video] Skip to main content
Soviet Mars 3, which landed in 1971, was the first successful Mars landing, though the spacecraft failed after 110 seconds on the surface. All other Soviet Mars landing attempts failed. [2] Viking 1 and Viking 2 were first successful NASA landers, launched in 1975.
Octavia E. Butler Landing is the February 18, 2021, landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover within Jezero crater on planet Mars. On March 5, 2021, NASA named the site for the American science fiction author, Octavia E. Butler, who died on February 24, 2006. The Mars landing took place nearly 15 years to the day after her death. [1] [2 ...
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List of Mars landers S.No Landers Launch date Landing date Mass (kg) [1] Landing site Region Status Country MOLA Entry velocity References 1. Mars 2MV-3 No.1: 04 Nov 1962 25 Nov 1962 890 - - Failure Soviet Union - - [2] 2. Mars 2: 19 May 1971 27 Nov 1971 1210 45°S 47°E ♦ - Failure Soviet Union - - [3] [4] 3. Mars 3: 28 May 1971 02 Dec 1971 ...
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has performed its first drive on Mars. The space agency on Friday showed images of the rover's wheel tracks on the surface of the Red Planet. (March 5)
[4] [5] As of 24 January 2025, Perseverance has been active on Mars for 1397 sols (1,436 Earth days, or 3 years, 11 months and 6 days) since its landing. Following the rover's arrival, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing. [6] [7] Perseverance has a similar design to its predecessor rover, Curiosity, although it was moderately ...
Jezero, once considered a site for the Mars Science Laboratory, was later proposed as a landing site for NASA's Mars 2020 mission, carrying the rover Perseverance and the helicopter Ingenuity. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] In early 2017 it was selected as one of the top three candidate landing sites, along with northeast Syrtis , 30 km (19 mi) to the southwest.