Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in 1936 by Caltech researchers, the laboratory is now owned and sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and administered and managed by the California Institute of Technology.
Image: Site du JPL en Californie
Image: NASA Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars (NHQ202102180003)
Image: NISAR's flight antenna system undergoes thermal vacuum testing at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (D2020 0826 G2231)
Image: PIA23499 Mars 2020Rover First Test Drive 20191217a
Perseverance (rover)
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Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Jezero crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on July 30, 2020, at 11:50 UTC. Confirmation that the rover successfully landed on Mars was received on February 18, 2021, at 20:55 UTC. As of 10 May 2024, Perseverance has been active on Mars for 1146 sols since its landing. Following the rover's arrival, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing.
Family portrait on the rover
Scientific instruments diagram
Cameras onboard the rover