NASA's Perseverance Rover



Launched:

July 30, 2020 at 4:50 a.m. PDT (7:50 a.m. EDT)

Landed:

February 18, 2021 at 12:55 p.m (3:55 p.m. EST)

Mission Duration:

At least one Mars year (about 687 Earth days)

Phase:

Exploring Mars

SUPERCAM Equipped with KATO Tangless inserts

The SUPERCAM on the Perseverance rover examines rocks and soils with a camera, laser and spectrometers to seek organic compounds that could be related to past life on Mars. It can identify the chemical and mineral makeup of targets as small as a pencil point from a distance of more than 20 feet (7 meters).

The SUPERCAM is equipped with M2.5 to M4 KATO Tangless CoilThread inserts.

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Perseverance Rover

Mars Mission Overview