NASA Perseverance rover: How it works and what it will do

NASA Perseverance rover: How it works and what it will do

NASA Perseverance rover: How it works and what it will do

Equipped with a suite of high-tech tools — including a rock-blasting laser, two microphones, 23 cameras, and a helicopter — NASA’s latest rover will explore the Red Planet like never before.

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Perseverance will follow in the footsteps of previous martian rovers — especially Curiosity. But thanks to the inclusion of forward-looking experiments, NASA’s latest rover will also set the stage for human exploration of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltec

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