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    • Rights: NASA/JPL-Caltech Published 31 October 2024 Size: 520 KB Referencing Hub media

    Click (or touch) and drag to interact with this 3D model of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Note it might be a bit slow to load.

    The main job for the rover Perserervance is to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.

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