Perseverance, Quick Facts

• Mission Name: Mars 2020
• Rover Name: Perseverance
• Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.
• Launch: July 30, 2020
• Landing: Feb. 18, 2021
• Landing Site: Jezero Crater, Mars
• Tech Demo: The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration, hitching a ride on the Perseverance rover.
• Fact Sheet | Press Kit