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Mars Perseverance

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Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)

Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) is receiving from Goldstone.

Next close approach (safe)

March 9, 2026

749,000 Miles

Proximity 749,000

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Have you been awed by views of desolate Martian Valleys, swirling storms above Jupiter, and the icy blades ringing Saturn? Then you have journeyed with NASA JPL spacecraft and rovers.

Our missions have flown to every planet and the Sun in a quest to understand our place in the universe, and to search for the possibility of life beyond Earth.

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JPL is federally funded by NASA and managed by Caltech.

Missions

Exploring the Universe

Spacecraft developed at JPL have flown to every planet in the solar system and the Sun, and beyond.

Robotics

NeBula-SPOT

Explores complex environments without human guidance

Ability

Walking

Movement

Legged, Moving

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