NASA has finally chosen a name for the Mars 2020 rover—and it's a bit of a mouthful. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Perseverance.
The Navajo Nation has provided NASA scientists with a list of 50 names to use for new Martian terrain, including words for "strength," "respect" and "perseverance." Mar 12, 2021 NASA engineer on Mars mission President Joe Biden called the team behind the NASA Perseverance rover to congratulat...
A joint project between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA), MSR would gather rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, which has been drilling samples since it landed on Mars in 2020. MSR would then rocket the samples off the planet and ferry them to Earth, where scientists would stu...
Mars rovers are among the most advanced pieces of technology we humans have ever produced. And by a longstanding tradition dating back to the Sojourner rover in 1997, the official names for NASA’s Mars rovers are chosen by school children. ...
Perseverance, the Mars 2020 rover, and the red planet’s newest resident is an ideal example of how collective desires came together to create something extraordinary. It was first envisioned, then built by loving hands, meticulously developed for a far-reaching and incredibly ambitious purpose, an...
The global campaign of naming the rover kicked off last July. Netizens at home and abroad were invited to vote for their favorite among 10 candidates from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28. Last month, three possible names emerged, with Zhurong topping the list. ...
BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Three possible names for China's first Mars rover have come out after a 40-day global online poll. "Zhurong," a fire god in ancient Chinese mythology, tops the list while "Nezha," a beloved Chinese mythological figure, and "Hongyi," which means having a ...
Three possible names for China's first Mars rover(探测器) have come out after a 40-day global online poll. "Zhurong",a fire god in ancient Chinese mythology,tops the list with 504,466 votes. "Nezha",a beloved Chinese...
The global campaign of naming the rover kicked off last July. Netizens at home and abroad were invited to vote for their favorite among 10 candidates from Jan. 20 to Feb. 28. Last month, three possible names emerged, with "Zhurong," a fire god in ancient Chinese mythology, topping the ...
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