The Radar Imager for Mars' subsurface experiment (RIMFAX) is a ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Perseverance rover, part of the Mars 2020 mission. It uses radar waves to see geologic features under the surface.
RIMFAX radar imager
RIMFAX – Bow-Tie Slot antenna
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.
Perseverance in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California
Family portrait on the rover
Scientific instruments diagram
Cameras onboard the rover