Science Overview – NASA Perseverance Mars Rover

Our Perseverance Mars rover is set to land on the Red Planet on Feb. 18. So what will the robotic scientist do once it lands? Meet our panel of mission experts who will talk about how Perseverance will search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect rock samples with the help of instruments such as SHERLOC. In addition to searching for signs of past life, our rover will also provide critical data on Mars’ geology and climate.

Speakers:
• Lori Glaze, director, NASA’s Planetary Science Division, NASA Headquarters
• Ken Williford, Perseverance deputy project scientist, JPL
• Katie Stack Morgan, Perseverance deputy project scientist, JPL
• Luther Beegle, principal investigator, Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument, JPL
• Jim Bell, principal investigator, Mastcam-Z instrument, Arizona State University, Tempe
• Sylvestre Maurice, deputy principal investigator, SuperCam instrument, Institut de Recherche Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse, France

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[MortenHaulik]

Can’t wait, hope we get a smooth landing 🤞🏻

[ZootSuitCooter]

Looking forward to Thursday, good luck, fingers crossed.

[DbeeM]

Bring it on in JPL very psyched indeed!!

[farrind]

THANK YOU For this packed video. Tomorrow's landing is going to make much more sense now!

[limyuhong]

Very excited for the possibilities Perseverance will achieve.

[qao]

That 31 dislike probably aliens on mars

[shannonparkhill]

You can tell by the french guy's expressions that he thought her pronounciation must have been horrible, while appreciating the attempt haha.

[yoseidman]

When we look back at 2020 100 years from now, this mission is what will stand out. The pandemic of course will be remembered but this mission is a critical step as humans grow up from our childhood here on the beautiful earth. Thinking of all of you with hopes for healthy growth as we stretch out into our potential.

[Eibraham_Cortazar]

Just as great as Starship 🕶️ Congratulations from Teotihuacan 🇲🇽

[njokuchizitere]

I'm excited and hope for a safe touchdown on mars

[TheVirtualAirlinePilot]

Be nice if you used Universal Co-ordinated TIme (UTC/GMT/ZULU) so people who don't live in the US and haven't a clue that PST and EST is, will get the timing right.

[alvanwalls]

Good landings Perseverance hope all goes well

[kanartech]

We need a samples of the dust back to earth for a proper confirmation of Mars, wish safe touch down.

[AGPZ]

One day and Perseverance and Ingenuity are landing EDL is the focus for now. We hope to have a smooth landing.

[moniquecovington]

I Sam following this story the river found dried partials that suggest ancient dried bacteria on the red planet. This could suggest more. What was mars ancient atmosphere like? Was it always the same?

[djgeniuswiz]

When are names going to be displayed on perseverance

[aliadnan]

Yea, waiting to see life on Mars this time.

[deanrichardson]

It would be great to even see a fossil on the mars this time.

[smileyhomeimprovementsjohn]

Where are the videos taken from these missions? All I have seen are computer generated clips.!!!

[mutogi]

Can I buy t shirt that is wearing by Mr. Luther Beetle. It's very much I like it