The world of rovers · 136
Perseverance
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Its objectives are to seek evidence of ancient life, test oxygen production on Mars and collect geological samples for later dating on Earth. Sample collection resembles the task of the Apollo astronauts, who collected and returned lunar samples for the same purpose. Here it is carried out by robots.