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Wheel tread marks are left in the soil of Jezero Crater on Mars, as NASA's Mars rover Perseverance drives on Martian surface for the first time, in this March 4, 2021 image supplied to Reuters. Image taken March 4, 2021. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout via REUTERS
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Mars rover Perseverance takes first spin on surface of red planet

NASA displayed a photo taken by the rover showing the wheel tread marks left in the reddish, sandy Martian soil after its first drive

An artist's illustration of China's Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. (Image credit: CNSA)
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China’s Mars craft enters parking orbit before landing rover

NASA's Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency's Mars 2020 rover, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA wants to fly a helicopter on Mars for the first time