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NASA's Perseverance Rover

NASA's Perseverance Rover is a robotic vehicle exploring Mars to search for signs of past life and gather data about the planet's climate and geology. Equipped with advanced scientific instruments, it can analyze soil and rock samples, capture high-resolution images, and study the planet's atmosphere. Launched in 2020 and landed in 2021, Perseverance aims to understand Mars' history and prepare for future human exploration. It also deployed a mini helicopter, Ingenuity, to test flying capabilities on the planet. The rover continues to operate remotely, sending valuable data back to Earth for scientists to study.