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TIME ON MARS

Mars Perseverance

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DEEP SPACE NETWORK

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Mars 2020 (Perseverance)

Goldstone

ASTEROID WATCH

Next close approach

27 Feb 2021

1,000,000 Miles

Proximity 1,000,000

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Have you been awed by views of desolate Martian Valleys, swirling storms above Jupiter, and the icy blades ringing Saturn? Then you have journeyed with NASA JPL spacecraft and rovers.

Our missions have flown to every planet and the Sun in a quest to understand our place in the universe, and to search for the possibility of life beyond Earth.

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Missions

Exploring the Universe

Spacecraft developed at JPL have flown to every planet in the solar system and the Sun, and beyond.

Robotics

RoboSimian

Meet Clyde, an ape-like robot that traverses complicated terrain and performs dexterous tasks.

Mass

276 Pounds

276

Height

3.9 Feet

3.9

Speed

0.49 Feet per second

0.49
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