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News Releases, Features, and Status Reports
Mission news, updates, and feature stories about the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission will be available at nasa.gov/perseverance and mars.nasa.gov/perseverance
The latest information about landing activities can be found on the mission’s landing page.
Video and Images
A Mars 2020 Perseverance mission media reel is available at the NASA Image and Video Library at go.nasa.gov/perseverance-b-roll.
A collection of Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter videos is also available at vimeo.com/showcase/7377243.
Additional images related to the Perseverance rover are available at the NASA Image and Video Library, the mission website’s gallery, and Planetary Photojournal.
The NASA image use policy is available here.
The JPL image use policy is available here.
Media Events
The most up-to-date information about upcoming Mars 2020 Perseverance mission media events and where they may be viewed can be found on the Mars 2020 Landing Toolkit page. More information on NASA Television and streaming channels can be found below in the Watch Online section.
Briefings and Availabilities
A virtual news conference previewing the Mars landing will take place on Jan. 27, 2021, at 4:30 p.m. EST (1:30 p.m. PST). Members of the media may dial into a telecon line to ask questions by contacting Rexana Vizza, rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov. Members of the public can submit questions via social media with the tag #CountdownToMars.
Pre-landing news conferences open to accredited news media are scheduled for Feb. 16 and 17, originating from JPL. Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, media participation in these briefings will be virtual. Members of the media interested in asking questions during the briefing should contact Rexana Vizza, rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov.
A post-landing news conference at JPL is expected to begin approximately an hour and a half after landing.
Additional news conferences after landing will be scheduled as events warrant.
All news briefings will be broadcast and streamed.
Interviews with mission team members may be arranged by calling the JPL newsroom at 818-354-5011 or filling out the form at https://bit.ly/mars-landing-media.
Live Landing Feed
A live video feed of key landing activities and commentary from the mission control areas at JPL will be broadcast. This live commentary show is expected to begin at 2:15 p.m. EST (11:15 a.m. PST) and last for about two hours.
A Spanish-language simulcast will also be available on the NASA en Español YouTube channel.
On-Site Media Logistics
News media representatives who would like to cover the Mars 2020 Perseverance landing in person at JPL must be accredited in advance.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, JPL will be credentialing a limited number of media for on-site access. State and local restrictions, as well as federal guidelines, will determine the scope of and rules for in-person activities and are subject to change. Only U.S. citizens or green card holders representing U.S. media outlets and U.S.-based reporters for international outlets will be considered for credentials. Requests must have been submitted by Jan. 14, 2021, to Rexana Vizza, rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov.
NASA will provide ample opportunities for members of the media to cover the landing remotely, including virtual participation in news briefings.
Members of the media interested in in-person interviews (subject to coronavirus restrictions) may call the JPL newsroom at 818-354-5011.
How to Watch (Live and On Demand)
News briefings and landing commentary will be streamed on NASA TV, NASA.gov/live, and YouTube.com/NASA. (On-demand recordings will also be available after the live events have finished on YouTube.) Any additional feeds or streams will be listed in the Watch Online section of the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission website.
NASA TV channels are digital C-band signals carried by QPSK/DVB-S modulation on satellite Galaxy-13, transponder 11, at 127 degrees west longitude, with a downlink frequency of 3920 MHz, vertical polarization, data rate of 38.80 MHz, symbol rate of 28.0681 Mbps and 3/4 FEC. A Digital Video Broadcast-compliant Integrated Receiver Decoder is needed for reception. For more information about NASA TV's programming schedule, visit http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
A clean feed of mission activities will also be available on the NASA TV media channel and YouTube.com/JPLRaw.
Eyes on the Solar System
Follow the journey of Mars 2020 Perseverance in real time through NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System.
Follow along as Perseverance lands on Mars at eyes.nasa.gov/apps/mars2020/.
Additional Resources on the Web
Online and PDF versions of this press kit are available at go.nasa.gov/perseverance-landing-press-kit.
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter press kit is available at go.nasa.gov/ingenuity-press-kit.
Additional detailed information about Mars 2020/Perseverance is available on the mission’s website.
Social Media
Join the conversation and get mission updates from the Perseverance rover, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, JPL, and NASA via these accounts:
Twitter: @NASAPersevere, @NASAJPL, @NASAMars, @NASA
Facebook: @NASAPersevere, @NASAJPL, @NASAMars, @NASA
Instagram: @NASAJPL, @NASA