ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
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This account has been archived. Follow @NASAMars to get the latest updates on the Perseverance rover’s mission.

 Jezero Crater, Mars
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Joined February 2020
645 Photos and videos
A wise 7th grader once said: "We are a species of explorers, and we will meet many setbacks on the way to Mars. However, we can persevere." I'm signing off from this platform, but you can follow future updates on my mission at @NASAMars. And now, back to work 🧡
A view of rover tracks in the sandy Martian surface is shown in a photo taken by the Perseverance rover. The tracks go off into the hazy horizon and the image is tinted a beige color. A small piece of the rover is shown off to the lower right.

ALT A view of rover tracks in the sandy Martian surface is shown in a photo taken by the Perseverance rover. The tracks go off into the hazy horizon and the image is tinted a beige color. A small piece of the rover is shown off to the lower right.

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Looking for updates on my mission? Bookmark these pages, and follow along on my journey through Jezero Crater. 📰 Get the latest news: science.nasa.gov/mission/mar… 🗺️ Track my progress: go.nasa.gov/4n2Zm3s And of course, follow @NASAMars!
The shadow of the Perseverance rover is cast on the Martian surface, clearly showing the outline of its mast and head-like camera system. The ground appears dusty and speckled with small rocks and textured patches, typical of the Jezero Crater terrain on Mars.

ALT The shadow of the Perseverance rover is cast on the Martian surface, clearly showing the outline of its mast and head-like camera system. The ground appears dusty and speckled with small rocks and textured patches, typical of the Jezero Crater terrain on Mars.

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My raw images feed: It’s like looking into my photo library from 140 million miles away 📱 Bookmark this page to browse my unedited images: go.nasa.gov/3rVeqCV

ALT The Perseverance Mars rover took two photos of a flat, cracked patch of Martian ground with scattered rocks. Part of the rover's body, including its robotic arm and instruments, is visible in the foreground. A fresh abrasion mark is seen on a rock at the center of the frame.

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Want to continue getting updates on my explorations of Jezero Crater? Don't forget to follow @NASAMars!
ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
@NASAPersevere
9 Jun 2025
Important Update: As part of @NASA’s effort to streamline communications, this account will be archived in the coming weeks – but don't worry, my mission isn't going anywhere. For continued access to the latest Perseverance news, images, and science, please follow @NASAMars.
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When human explorers make it to Mars, they'll likely thank MOXIE for the oxygen they breathe and use for fuel. NASA sent several precursor tech demos with me, including MOXIE, which proved it's possible to extract this critical resource from Mars’ thin, CO2-rich atmosphere.
Engineers in cleanroom suits work on installing NASA's MOXIE instrument onto the Perseverance rover. The gold-colored, boxy device is suspended above the rover by a crane, with one technician guiding its placement. A black label on the image identifies the instrument with the text: "MOXIE – My oxygen-extracting experiment!" The scene takes place in a cleanroom facility, with additional personnel visible behind glass windows in the background.

ALT Engineers in cleanroom suits work on installing NASA's MOXIE instrument onto the Perseverance rover. The gold-colored, boxy device is suspended above the rover by a crane, with one technician guiding its placement. A black label on the image identifies the instrument with the text: "MOXIE – My oxygen-extracting experiment!" The scene takes place in a cleanroom facility, with additional personnel visible behind glass windows in the background.

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This "in-situ resource utilization" could help future astronauts live off the land, using the air near the planet's surface to survive. More on MOXIE: go.nasa.gov/4jGBvDT

ALT Animated cutaway view of NASA's MOXIE instrument, showing its gold-colored exterior gradually opening to reveal internal components. The animation highlights the inner workings of the device, which was designed to produce oxygen from the Martian atmosphere aboard the Perseverance rover.

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If you ever doubt your place in the universe, remember this: 11 million of your names are on Mars with me. They’re permanently etched into a microchip on my deck. It’s a quiet reminder that exploration is a team effort.

ALT An animated view from thePerseverance rover on Mars shows part of the rover’s deck and robotic arm as the camera slowly pans across the Martian landscape. The etched "Send Your Name to Mars" microchip is visible on the rover’s surface, with the rust-colored terrain and distant hills of Jezero Crater in the background under a hazy, orange-tinted sky.

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Thank you ♥️ All of your supportive words are more meaningful to me than ones and zeroes could ever be. My work on Mars continues, and while this account will soon be archived, I’m going to share a few mission highlights before signing off.
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Important Update: As part of @NASA’s effort to streamline communications, this account will be archived in the coming weeks – but don't worry, my mission isn't going anywhere. For continued access to the latest Perseverance news, images, and science, please follow @NASAMars.
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3 years ago, I watched Ingenuity take to the Martian skies for its 7th flight 🚁 The #MarsHelicopter continued to exceed expectations, completing an incredible 72 flights during its mission and laying the groundwork for future deep space aerial explorers. (Miss you, bud!)
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is shown in a very rocky and sandy area of Mars. The silver and gray rotorcraft is stationary, with four rotor blades stacked on top of its boxy body as it stands on the reddish-hued surface.

ALT The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is shown in a very rocky and sandy area of Mars. The silver and gray rotorcraft is stationary, with four rotor blades stacked on top of its boxy body as it stands on the reddish-hued surface.

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Some of you asked if I’m taller than @MarsCuriosity. I’m not! We’re both about 7 ft tall, 9 ft wide, and 10 ft long – but I do weigh 278 lbs more. Curiosity is 1,982 lbs (899 kg), and I’m 2,260 lbs (1,025 kg).
ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
@NASAPersevere
25 May 2025
One planet with two rovers on a mission to understand Mars, rock by rock. @MarsCuriosity arrived in 2012 to study Gale Crater’s history of water and climate over time. My focus is on Jezero Crater, an ancient lake and river delta that may hold signs of past life.
A side-by-side comparison of NASA’s Mars rovers: Curiosity (left) and Perseverance (right) are shown. Both six-wheeled rovers have a similar design, with robotic arms, cameras mounted on masts, and instrument-laden decks. Curiosity appears slightly more weathered and has simpler wheel treads, while Perseverance features more advanced instruments, sleeker design details, and redesigned wheels with thicker, zigzag treads for better durability on Martian terrain.

ALT A side-by-side comparison of NASA’s Mars rovers: Curiosity (left) and Perseverance (right) are shown. Both six-wheeled rovers have a similar design, with robotic arms, cameras mounted on masts, and instrument-laden decks. Curiosity appears slightly more weathered and has simpler wheel treads, while Perseverance features more advanced instruments, sleeker design details, and redesigned wheels with thicker, zigzag treads for better durability on Martian terrain.

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If there's a gap in my tracks, you know what may have done it 🌪️ I snapped this image with my rear-facing Navcam after completing a recent drive. I'm still exploring Jezero Crater's rim, which I climbed out of several months ago on my quest to find signs of past microbial life.
A color-enhanced photo shows the dusty back end of the Perseverance rover. Behind it are wheel tracks left in the dusty Martian landscape and far off in the distance along the horizon is a dust devil riding along the hills.

ALT A color-enhanced photo shows the dusty back end of the Perseverance rover. Behind it are wheel tracks left in the dusty Martian landscape and far off in the distance along the horizon is a dust devil riding along the hills.

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Listen to the muted sounds of Mars, courtesy of me. I carry two microphones that capture the hums of my instruments and the wind. The Martian atmosphere is about 1% as dense as Earth’s, which affects the volume, speed, and quality of those sounds. soundcloud.com/nasa/sets/sou…

Perseverance Rover Sounds from Mars

Sounds recorded on Mars from NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover. The rover has Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) microphones aboard as well as a microphone on its SuperCam instrument. The microphone on Supe

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One planet with two rovers on a mission to understand Mars, rock by rock. @MarsCuriosity arrived in 2012 to study Gale Crater’s history of water and climate over time. My focus is on Jezero Crater, an ancient lake and river delta that may hold signs of past life.
A side-by-side comparison of NASA’s Mars rovers: Curiosity (left) and Perseverance (right) are shown. Both six-wheeled rovers have a similar design, with robotic arms, cameras mounted on masts, and instrument-laden decks. Curiosity appears slightly more weathered and has simpler wheel treads, while Perseverance features more advanced instruments, sleeker design details, and redesigned wheels with thicker, zigzag treads for better durability on Martian terrain.

ALT A side-by-side comparison of NASA’s Mars rovers: Curiosity (left) and Perseverance (right) are shown. Both six-wheeled rovers have a similar design, with robotic arms, cameras mounted on masts, and instrument-laden decks. Curiosity appears slightly more weathered and has simpler wheel treads, while Perseverance features more advanced instruments, sleeker design details, and redesigned wheels with thicker, zigzag treads for better durability on Martian terrain.

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What other differences or similarities would you like to know about me and @MarsCuriosity?
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How do I search for signs of past life on Mars? My instrument SHERLOC helps me spot chemical clues in the rocks, while WATSON zooms in on tiny details. It’s all part of decoding Mars’ ancient secrets from right here on the surface.
A close-up view shows an engineering model of SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The instrument has gold plating on the front and the rest of it is surrounded by white metal.

ALT A close-up view shows an engineering model of SHERLOC (Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals), one of the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. The instrument has gold plating on the front and the rest of it is surrounded by white metal.

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You line up 59 images for one perfect Mars selfie and a dust devil shows up in the background like it’s trying to go viral. Timing is everything out here!

ALT Animated selfie of NASA's Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars. The GIF shows the rover’s camera mast (its “head”) tilting down and then back up slightly. The rover is positioned on a dusty, reddish-brown Martian slope with scattered rocks. In the distant background, a faint dust devil — a swirling column of dust — can be seen rising from the surface, moving left to right across the horizon. The image is a mosaic composed of 59 stitched photos, capturing both the rover and the landscape in high detail.

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Did you spot it? 🌪️ More on how we made this image: go.nasa.gov/4krLhdE
Cropped section of a Mars landscape image showing a faint dust devil in the distance. A zoomed-in inset highlights the swirling column of dust on the horizon, labeled “Dust Devil.” The terrain is rocky and slopes downward, with a hazy, gradient sky in the background.

ALT Cropped section of a Mars landscape image showing a faint dust devil in the distance. A zoomed-in inset highlights the swirling column of dust on the horizon, labeled “Dust Devil.” The terrain is rocky and slopes downward, with a hazy, gradient sky in the background.

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Looks like that URL didn't work. 🤖 Try this one instead! go.nasa.gov/44QnFew

Devil’s in Details in Selfie Taken by NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover | NASA Jet Propulsion Labora...

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Time to take a bite out of "Krokodillen!" I'm exploring a new area that has been on my science team's wish list for a while. The rocks here formed before Jezero Crater was created and could include some of the oldest rocks on Mars. go.nasa.gov/4kwyuHb
A panoramic view of a rocky desert landscape under a perfectly clear sky around mid-day. Low hills lie along the horizon. In the foreground, the back end of the Perseverance rover fills the lower right side of the frame. A gray, cylindrical antenna sits atop the left side of the rover. At the center of the rover is a white, metallic cylinder with flat cooling fins radiating from the center. On the right side is a flat, hexagonal antenna pointed at the sky.

ALT A panoramic view of a rocky desert landscape under a perfectly clear sky around mid-day. Low hills lie along the horizon. In the foreground, the back end of the Perseverance rover fills the lower right side of the frame. A gray, cylindrical antenna sits atop the left side of the rover. At the center of the rover is a white, metallic cylinder with flat cooling fins radiating from the center. On the right side is a flat, hexagonal antenna pointed at the sky.

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