NASA WILL SOON FIND OUT IF THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER CAN REALLY PERSEVERE ON MARS

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Perseverance arrived on Mars nearly five years ago. At the time, NASA had planned a mission to retrieve samples collected by the rover as soon as 2026, but now, no such mission is set to launch until the 2030s. Perseverance appears to be in good condition and should be able to operate for many years to come. The rover will continue filling sample tubes in the expectation that they will eventually come back to Earth.