Robotic Observatories & Rovers
Perseverance Rover (Mars 2020)
Vehicle: Atlas V | Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Scientific Instrumentation Payload
Perseverance is NASA's most advanced Mars rover, carrying instruments to search for ancient biosignatures, assay soil, and test oxygen extraction technology.
Mastcam-Z
Dual stereoscopic zoom cameras mapping geological formations and Martian atmospheric conditions.
SuperCam
Fires lasers to analyze chemical and mineral structure of targets up to 7 meters away.
PIXL / SHERLOC
Spectrometers mounted on the arm to identify organic molecules and elements at microscopic scales.
Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE)
A technology testbed that successfully extracted pure oxygen from Mars' carbon dioxide atmosphere.
RIMFAX
Ground-penetrating radar mapping geological layers up to 10 meters beneath the Martian surface.