There’s no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology developed at JPL now lets the Perseverance rover determine precisely where it is – without human help. Called Mars Global Localization, it’s made possible by tapping into a commercial processor originally used to communicate with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Learn more: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-now-autonomously-pinpoints-its-location-on-mars/ | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

The Perseverance rover is not just a machine — it is our eyes, our hands, and our curiosity millions of kilometers away from Earth. Equipped with advanced scientific instruments, it drills into Martian rocks, studies the planet’s atmosphere, and collects samples that may one day return to Earth. #Mars #NASA #fblifestyle #redplanet | Mars journey