Nearing the summer launch window, the Mars Helicopter is now ensconced underneath the Perseverance rover. To ensure a safe landing, the rover's descent stage has been fueled as well.
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Nearing the July launch window, the upcoming Mars rover has received a set of six flight wheels and a parachute that will help maneuver the heaviest payload in the history of Mars exploration.
Out of 28,000 entries to the "Name the Rover" contest, NASA has announced that 13-year-old Alexander Mather's submission — Perseverance —will be the name for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover.
The new panorama captured by the Mars Curiosity Rover is a stitched amalgamation of 1.8 billion pixels and over 1,000 individual shots taken on the rocky surface of Mount Sharp on Mars.