PIA23517: Side-by-Side: Curiosity and Mars 2020


Side-by-Side: Curiosity and Mars 2020

Caption:

Illustrations of NASA's Curiosity and Mars 2020 rovers. While the newest rover borrows from Curiosity's design, each has its own role in the ongoing exploration of Mars and the search for ancient life.

Background Info:

JPL is building and will manage operations of the Mars 2020 rover for the NASA Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington.

For more information about the mission, go to https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/ .

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars 2020 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Instrument Host Perseverance Curiosity Rover
Host Type Rover
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2019-12-10
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23517
Identifier PIA23517