This photo was selected by public vote and featured as “Image of the Week” for Week 227 (June 15 – 21, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.
Perseverance Rover
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Perseverance Grinds Rocks On Mars For Science
In addition to drilling rock core samples, the science team has been grinding its way into rocks to make sense of the scientific evidence hiding just below the surface.
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Just Another Sunday On Mars
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera. Mastcam-Z is a pair of cameras located high on the rover’s mast.
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Perseverance Mars Rover Explores Krokodillen Region Of Jezero Crater
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is exploring a new region of interest the team is calling “Krokodillen” that may contain some of the oldest rocks on Mars. The area has been […]
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Perseverance Astrobiology Droid Cores ‘Main River’ On Mars
The time-lapse movie, taken by one of the rover’s hazard cameras, is made up of 35 images taken over the course of 34 minutes. Animation available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA26571
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Improving Spectroscopic Detection Limits with Multi-Pixel Signal-to-Noise Ratio Calculations: Application to the SHERLOC Instrument aboard the Perseverance Rover
Background The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument on NASA’s Perseverance rover is a deep ultraviolet Raman and fluorescence instrument used for organic […]
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New Study Unveils Volcanic History And Clues To Ancient Life On Mars
In a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Texas A&M University scientist, researchers have revealed new insights into the geological history of Mars’ Jezero Crater, the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance […]
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Perseverance Drills Main River Rock Sample
The robotic arm on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its percussive drill to core and collect the “Main River” rock sample on March 10, 2025, the 1,441st Martian day, or […]
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Perseverance Studies The Rim Of Jezero Crater
Scientists with NASA’s Perseverance rover are exploring what they consider a veritable Martian cornucopia full of intriguing rocky outcrops on the rim of Jezero Crater. Studying rocks, boulders, and outcrops […]
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Away Team Tech: How Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars in 2021 to search for signs of ancient microbial life and to help scientists understand the planet’s climate and geography. But another key objective […]