Perseverance rover cleared for long distance Mars exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2025
After nearly five years operating inside Mars Jezero Crater, NASA’s Perseverance rover has logged almost 25 miles (40 kilometers) of driving while engineers certify that its mobility hardware and other subsystems can keep working for many more years.
Built and operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, Perseverance is following up the long-running Curiosity rover
Published by SpaceDaily on 12/18/2025
Launches
Atlas V 541 | Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)
