Perseverance retrieved its 19th core sample from the Martian surface on March 30, 2023.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover continues its exploration of the Red Planet, as it begins a new science campaign. The rover took its first core sample of the new campaign at the top of Jezero Crater’s delta on March 30, 2023.
Since launching back in July 2020, NASA’s Perseverance rover has been surveying and probing the Martian surface in search of microbial life. The rover has been investigating Jezero Crater, a portion of Mars that scientists believe has the highest probability of finding ancient life. The current campaign has the rover drilling in an area the team calls “Berea.
