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An aerial view of a reddish surface shows the tops of ridges. A very faint green speck can be seen just left of center of the image. Rover tracks can be seen tracing the surface. The travel route of Mars Perseverance Rover - rover location highlighted in box left of center -- NASA Larger image

Perseverance Astrobiology Droid Has Completed A Martian Marathon

by Keith CowingJune 26, 2026June 27, 2026

[NASA] On June 14, 2026, Mars Perseverance rover completed a Martian “marathon” by surpassing 26.2 miles (42.195 kilometers) of travel. The day before, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this view […]

NASA’s Perseverance looks down at a rocky outcrop nicknamed “Arethusa” and then appears to look into the camera in this animated selfie, which is composed of 61 images taken March 11, 2026, during the rover’s deepest push west beyond Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier

by Keith CowingMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026

The agency’s six-wheeled geologist took a self-portrait during its survey of an ancient landscape that may predate the formation of Jezero Crater itself.