Mars 2020

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Mars 2020 is a NASA Mars exploration mission focused on astrobiology, geological studies, and sample caching, carried out by the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter.

Observed surface forms (3)


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars exploration mission
NASA space mission
carriesInstrument MEDA NERFINISHED
MOXIE NERFINISHED
Mastcam-Z NERFINISHED
PIXL NERFINISHED
RIMFAX NERFINISHED
SHERLOC NERFINISHED
SuperCam NERFINISHED
communicationSystem UHF relay via Mars orbiters
X-band
designedMissionDuration At least one Martian year
destination Mars NERFINISHED
helicopterMass Approximately 1.8 kg for Ingenuity
helicopterName Ingenuity NERFINISHED
helicopterType Technology demonstrator
includesComponent Ingenuity helicopter NERFINISHED
includesSpacecraft Ingenuity NERFINISHED
Perseverance NERFINISHED
landingDate 2021-02-18
landingSite Jezero Crater NERFINISHED
landingSystem Sky crane descent stage NERFINISHED
launchDate 2020-07-30
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED
Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Atlas V 541 NERFINISHED
massAtLaunch Approximately 1025 kg for Perseverance rover
missionType Astrobiology mission
Planetary science mission
Rover mission
Sample caching mission
objective Astrobiology research
Characterize Mars geology
Characterize past climate of Mars
Collect and cache Martian rock and regolith samples
Prepare for future human exploration of Mars
Search for signs of ancient microbial life
operator NASA
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED
planetaryProtectionCategory IVc
precededBy Mars Science Laboratory NERFINISHED
primarySpacecraft Perseverance NERFINISHED
program NASA Mars Exploration NERFINISHED
NASA Mars Exploration Program NERFINISHED
roverName Perseverance NERFINISHED
spaceAgency NASA NERFINISHED
status Active
targetBody Mars NERFINISHED
usesPowerSource Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator
usesTechnology Autonomous navigation on Mars surface
Terrain-relative navigation

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this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
CacheCam mission Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
MEDA mission Mars 2020
Perseverance rover mission Mars 2020
WATSON mission Mars 2020
MEDA partOf Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Perseverance science payload
Perseverance rover partOf Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
WATSON partOf Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
Jezero Crater partOfMission Mars 2020
this entity surface form: NASA Mars 2020 mission
PIXL partOfMission Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission
APXS usedByMission Mars 2020
this entity surface form: Mars 2020 mission