NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Joins Here to Observe Program
Pasadena, Calif. – November 6, 2024 – NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has joined the agency’s Here to Observe program, a public outreach effort that allows people around the world to submit their names and have them inscribed on a microchip that will be placed on future spacecraft and planetary missions.
The Perseverance rover is scheduled to launch in July 2020 and will land on Mars in February 2021. The rover will search for evidence of past life on Mars and collect samples of Martian rocks and soil for future return to Earth.
“We are excited to have the Perseverance rover join the Here to Observe program,” said Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division in Washington. “This program allows people of all ages and from all walks of life to be a part of our exploration of the Red Planet.”
The Here to Observe program was created in 2012 and has since been used on several NASA missions, including the Juno mission to Jupiter, the OSIRIS-REx mission to the asteroid Bennu, and the Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.
To submit your name to be inscribed on the Perseverance rover, visit the Here to Observe website:
The deadline to submit your name is December 31, 2024.
Once your name is inscribed on the microchip, it will be placed on the Perseverance rover and will travel to Mars. When the rover lands on the Red Planet, your name will be a permanent part of the Martian landscape.
“This is a great opportunity to be a part of history,” said Glaze. “By submitting your name to the Here to Observe program, you can help us explore the Red Planet and search for evidence of life beyond Earth.”
The Perseverance rover is part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, which is led by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The mission is managed by NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington.
Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program
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