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Updated: 10/28/2023

Missions to Mars
The Red Planet

Perseverance Mars Rover
Landed successfully February 18, 2021

Mars Perseverance 2020 Site Mars Perseverance Rover

Curiosity vs Perseverance Perseverance Rover Toolkit

Perseverance 360 Degree Panorama

Amazing Perseverance Landing Video/Audio

Mars Today: Robotic Exploration

Perseverance on Facebook Perseverance on Twitter

Other New Mars Missions

UAE Hope Probe Chinese Orbiter with Lander

China does not appear to have a dedicated page for their information. Their lander will not deploy until May 2021.

These three missions launched during the 2020 window available to take advantage of the shortest flight time to Mars. Both of these are already in orbit. Perseverance had launch delays and launched near the end of the window so is arriving later.

Curiosity Mars Rover
Landed successfully August 6, 2012

Mars Curiosity Site Mars Curiosity Rover

Curiosity on Facebook Curiosity on Twitter

	InSight Lander Launched May 5, 2018, Landed November 26, 2018

NASA InSight Site InSight Mars Lander Site JPL InSight Site Prelaunch News Conference (Very informative about the mission) InSight on Facebook InSight on Twitter

NASA and JPL had a campaign back in 2015 to have your name sent to Mars onboard the InSight lander. I had forgotten about registering until I watched the news conference on You Tube linked above. My name along with 2.4 million others is going to Mars. Check the link above to see if you registered.

Mars Exploration Rovers
Spirit and Opportunity

Spirit stopped functioning in 2010 and Opportunity stopped transmitting June 2018 after a planet wide dust storm presumably covered the solar panels with dust.

Mars Exploration Rovers