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Lots of details! Pick out the important ones.

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Earth vs Mars - How Do They Compare - Space / Planet Comparison 🌎

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See Perseverance land on Mars (and hear winds on Mars)

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See Perseverance land on Mars (and hear winds on Mars)

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Perseverance landed on Febrary 18th, 2021.

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Watch Perseverance's landing video (and hear Mars for the first time)

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Explore Mars with the Perseverance rover

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Explore Mars with the Perseverance rover

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Topographical maps let you see what the surface of Mars looks like.

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A web-based mapping and localization solution for science operation on planetary missions.

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The Perseverance rover has a small helicopter named Ingenuity attached.

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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: Attempting the First Powered Flight on Mars

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Lots of interactive activities to choose from!

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Options on how to participate in the Perseverance rover mission, include: Send Your Name to Mars, Mars photo booth, and interactive experiences.

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Control a Mars rover in this game to get a sense of how data is collected.

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How to Play

Always wanted to cruise around on the surface of another planet? Well, you're in luck! In Explore Mars, you will be driving a rover on Mars and collecting information about Martian rocks.

First, you will choose a rock to investigate. Then, you'll send a sequence of commands telling the rover how to get to that rock. Don't forget to include the command to analyze the rock! This information will then be sent back to scientists on Earth.

You will earn points every time you successfully analyze a new Martian rock. If you want a high score, plan carefully. Some rocks are worth many more points than others!

The Voice of the Game
Charlene Pfeifer, NASA/JPL Systems Engineer
The encouraging voice guiding you in this game is from Charlene Pfeifer, an engineer who works on the real Mars 2020 mission. Learn more about Charlene and her work in this profile!

About the Perseverance Rover

Perseverance is a rover that NASA landed on Mars in February 2021. The rover will cruise around investigating rocks in a region called Jezero Crater. A very long time ago, Jezero Crater contained a lake that was filled with liquid water - and possibly even living organisms.

By studying the rocks in this crater today, scientists can learn what the environment on Mars was like billions of years ago. Certain kinds of rock in the crater could even hold evidence of past microbial life on Mars!

About Mars Helicopter

When you're playing the game, you might notice a little helicopter joining you on your journey. The real Perseverance rover will have a helicopter friend, too! NASA's solar-powered Mars Helicopter will be the first aircraft to fly on another planet.

The Mars helicopter is an experiment for NASA's scientists and engineers. It will be a test to see if small aircraft can be used to do science on future Mars missions.

Related Resources for Educators

Mission to Mars Student Challenge

Make a Moon or Mars Rover Game

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Drive around the Red Planet and gather information in this fun coding game!

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Explore this website to find out more about the red planet.

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NASA's real-time portal for Mars exploration, featuring the latest news, images, and discoveries from the Red Planet.