Mars 2020

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Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission by NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the Perseverance rover and the Ingenuity helicopter drone. It was launched on 30 July 2020 at 11:50 UTC, and will touch down in Jezero crater on Mars on 18 February 2021. Wikipedia
Launch date: July 30, 2020
Mission duration: 187d 1h 36m (elapsed); 1 Mars year (668 sols, 687 Earth days) (planned)
Rocket: Atlas V (AV-088)
Spacecraft: Perseverance; Ingenuity
Launch site: CCAFS Space Launch Complex 41
Mission type: Exploration of Mars

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