NASA has unveiled the first pictures from its fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, after a successful landing on the red planet's Jezero crater at approximately 3:55 p.m. Thursday. "The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission embodies our nation’s spirit of persevering even in the most challenging of situations, inspiring, and advancing science and exploration." It will remain on Mars for nearly two years, searching for signs of ancient life and exploring the planet's surface. Perserverance is designed to drive an average of 650 feet per Martian day and features seven scientific instruments, a robotic arm that reaches about seven feet long, a rock drill. Perseverance will then drive about 330 feet away to capture the flight attempt with its cameras.

Source: Fox News February 18, 2021 22:13 UTC