Six-Wheeled Rover Sets the Stage on Mars for NASA’s Future Spacecraft

NASA’s car-sized rover has been extremely busy for the past few months. Perseverance reached the ancient river delta region on Mars and has started collecting crucial samples that might one day be returned to Earth. To that end, the rover has been searching for the ideal “landing strip” that will allow future spacecraft to safely land on the Martian surface and collect the sample tubes left behind by Perseverance. (continue reading...)