Artist illustration of the NASA Perseverance Mars rover using the onboard drill to core a rock sample on the Martian surface. The Perseverance successfully landed on February 18, 2021 to begin the astrobiology mission, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.

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Size: 5000px × 2813px
Location: Jezero Crater, Mars
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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