Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mars_2020_(Perseverance_rover)
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mars rover mission
gptkbp:budget ~$2.7 billion
gptkbp:cache Yes
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration Ongoing
gptkbp:firstHelicopterFlightOnMars 2021-04-19
gptkbp:firstRoverToDeployHelicopter Ingenuity
gptkbp:firstSampleCollected 2021-09-06
gptkbp:goal Collect Martian soil and rock samples
Search for signs of ancient life
Test new technology for future Mars missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover)
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Jezero_Crater
2021-02-18
gptkbp:launchDate 2020-07-30
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_41
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_541
gptkbp:mainRover Perseverance
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:Astrobiology
Planetary exploration
gptkbp:notableFinds Diverse rock types in Jezero Crater
Evidence of ancient river delta
Organic molecules in Jezero Crater
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:MEDA
gptkb:MOXIE
gptkb:Mastcam-Z
gptkb:PIXL
gptkb:RIMFAX
gptkb:SHERLOC
gptkb:SuperCam
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Matt_Wallace
gptkbp:numberOfAxles 6
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Mars_2020
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Ingenuity_helicopter
gptkbp:period Surface operations
gptkbp:plannedSampleReturnMission gptkb:Mars_Sample_Return
gptkbp:powerSource gptkb:MMRTG_(Multi-Mission_Radioisotope_Thermoelectric_Generator)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mars_Science_Laboratory_(Curiosity)
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Ken_Farley
gptkbp:roverHeight 2.2 m
gptkbp:roverLength 3 m
gptkbp:roverMass 1025 kg
gptkbp:roverWidth 2.7 m
gptkbp:sampleReturnPlanned Yes
gptkbp:scienceTeamLead gptkb:Ken_Farley
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:storage Sealed tubes
gptkbp:supportsProtocol X-band and UHF
gptkbp:website https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-41
gptkb:Atlas_V_rocket
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6