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NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Is Set to Launch Next Month
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NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Is Set to Launch Next Month

In just over a month, NASA's Perseverance Rover will finally lift off to head to Mars to finally carry out its astrobiology mission.

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Save the date: July 20th is the target date for NASA's upcoming launch of its Perseverance Rover to Mars. This will mark the first time a NASA spacecraft heads to the Red Planet to collect samples and return them back to Earth for observation.

The Rover's astrobiology mission will be looking for past signs of microscopic life on Mars, explore the Jezero Crater landing site's geology, and show how certain technologies will be able to help prepare for future robotic and human exploration.

"Fifty-one years ago today, NASA was deep into final preparations for the first Moon landing," said NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. "Today we stand at the threshold of another monumental moment in exploration: sample collection at Mars."