Perseverance rover (Mars 2020 mission)

NASA robotic rover mission

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Perseverance finds three water systems that shaped Mars' Jezero Crater

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As of October 2026: Active, exploring Jezero Crater

NASA's Perseverance rover has found that Mars' Jezero Crater hosted three separate water systems: carbon-dioxide-rich groundwater, a standing lake, and later hot underground fluids. Each altered the same rocks in different ways, at different times.

Updated Oct 2