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NASA's Perseverance rover sets record for longest Mars drive on autopilot
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
The autopilot on Perseverance Mars rover guided it through a particularly hazardous boulder field In July, saving weeks of precious science time.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reaches perilous ridge on Red Planet after 3 failed attempts
By Monisha Ravisetti published
This spot on Mars has preserved information about ancient landslides and evidence of Red Planet water.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter breaks altitude record on 59th Mars flight
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter soared higher than ever before over the weekend, getting 66 feet (20 meters) above the ground on its 59th Red Planet flight.

Perseverance rover spies 'avocado' rock on Mars (photo)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just snapped a new photo of a Red Planet rock that looks a lot like an avocado.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover wraps up MOXIE oxygen-making experiment
By Monisha Ravisetti published
The Perseverance rover's MOXIE experiment produced a total of 122 grams of oxygen on Mars. At its most efficient, it generated 12 grams of the life-sustaining element every hour.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter soars past 100 minutes of total Mars flight time
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 57th time on Sept. 3, a sortie that pushed the robot's total Red Planet air time over 100 minutes.

Perseverance Mars rover spots 'shark fin' and 'crab claw' rocks on Red Planet (photo)
By Robert Lea published
Is something fishy happening on the Red Planet, or is it all in our minds again?

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter flies on Mars for the 56th time
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flew for the 56th time last week, staying aloft for nearly 2.5 minutes on a sortie that covered 1,344 feet (410 meters) of ground.
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