NASA’s Perseverance Rover Nears First Mars Sample Collection

Perseverance
Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is preparing to acquire its first sample of surface material. The milestone is expected to get underway in the next two weeks on a region of the robot geologist’s Jezero Crater landing site called the Crater Floor Fractured Rough, whose most prominent features...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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