What's Mars Rover

Mars Rover is a motor vehicle designed for traveling on the surface of Mars.Over the years,a multitude of space vehicles have been sent to the Red Planet for exploration and each of these aircraft possess their own specialties.Rovers have wheels which enables them to land as well as locomote on Mar's surface.It has immensely helped scientists in their quest to understand what different parts of the Planet are made of.

Perseverance

WHAT'S PERCY?

Percy is the nickname for the mars rover Perseverance which was launched on 2020 as a part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission.

Launching Facts:

MIssion Name:Mars 2020
Rover Name:Perseverance
Launch:July 30,2020
Landing:February
Mission Duration:At least 1 Mars year(about 687 Earth days)
launch Vehicle:Atlas V-541

Structure

What will the Perseverance rover do?

Collect samples of Martian rock and soil
Store samples in sealed tube which is ferried back to Earth for detailed analysis
Conduct the search for ancient life in Mars
Seek for biosignatures

Launching Vehicle

A launching vehicle provides the velocity needed by a spacecraft to escape Earth's gravity and set it on it's course for Mars. The Atlas V-541 was used for the launching of the rover Perseverance. This extraordinary spacecraft stands 191 feet(58 meters)tall which is as tall as a 19 story building.It weighs about 1.17 million pounds.