NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars

NASA will soon find out if the Perseverance rover can really persevere on Mars

Engineers at JPL are certifying the Perseverance rover to drive up to 100 kilometers.

After 5 Years on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance Rover Just Found Something Incredible On The Red Planet

NASA’s Perseverance rover, now five years into its mission on Mars, has already traveled nearly 25 miles (40 kilometers) across the planet’s surface. With the mission team continuing to assess its durability, Perseverance is expected to carry on its work for years to come. Currently making its way to a new region called “Lac de Charmes,” the rover is set to deepen our understanding of Mars. Launched as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, Persevera…

Sol 1,540: NASA Releases Video Of Perseverance Rover's Record-Breaking Drive On Mars

The one-minute timelapse shows the rover traverse the Martian terrain, and cross its own tracks from earlier in the year.

Perseverance rover fit to drive another 60 km on Mars. Yes, it's a long drive

NASA engineers confirm the Perseverance rover can continue its scientific mission on Mars, with durability tests showing it is ready to drive another 60 kilometres across the planet’s surface.

Join NASA’s Mars rover on its record-breaking driver across the martian surface

NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring the surface of Mars since it landed there in spectacular fashion nearly five years ago. In that time, NASA’s most advanced rover to date, which is about the size of a small car, has traveled almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) while all the time conducting science research and collecting […]

Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025 After nearly five years operating inside Mars Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has logged almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving while engineers certify that its mobility hardware and other subsystems can keep working for many more years. Built and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Perseverance is following up the long-running Curiosity rover