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NASA Rover Reaches Promising Place to Search for Fossilised Life on Mars

Perseverance’s view of ‘unsen Peak.
Perseverance’s view of ‘unsen Peak. Image: NASA/JPL

Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, NASA’s Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to “search for potential evidence of past life,” according to the official mission objectives. It’s now reached a location on the Red Planet where it can truly flex its muscles as a fossil-hunting rover. – Sean McMahon, The Conversation Read More