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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover’s First Test Drive

On the 4th of March, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover performed its first test drive for around 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) and everything turned out to be operational perfectly.

Since the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s landing on Mars, the system has been running tests for every component to check if everything survived the bumpy landing to make the mission can go on as planned. This short test showed that the mobility of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover was as good as new. Lasted for 33 minute-long, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s 6.5-meter long drive was not a straight line. The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover firstly drove forward for 4 meters (13 feet) and checked that the 6 driving motors, among other import parts and operational perfectly. Then the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover turned 150° to the left and drove backward for another 2.5 meters (8 feet) – the steering motors and other relevant parts were checked out.
With our 1:2 Peseverance Mars Rover Replica, you can remotely control it to move. The Rover Replica’s wheels will have the same suspension system theory and use the same types and same numbers of gear motors. The Perseverance Mars Rover Replica will be a perfect replica of the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover.

During the testing process, the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s NavCams and HazCams to take photos, and these photos were sent back to Earth. That is how scientists knew everything was alright. The cameras on the Perseverance Mars Rover Replica will also be able to film the driving process as the user is controlling it. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].

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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Sends Panorama of Landing Site

A zoomable panorama of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s landing site was released on the 24th of February, 2021. This panorama is stitched with 142 photos which were taken on the 21st of February, or Sol 3, by the MastCam-Z located on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s Mast. The lower part of the panorama is the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s top deck, the MMRTG, and the robotic arm. The middle part of the panorama shows the Jezero Crater’s land, edge, and cliff. The upper part of the panorama shows the sky of Mars and what is said to be an ancient river by scientists.

Our 1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica‘s MastCam-Z replica will also be able to take photos and you can see the photos instantly from a mini-screen.

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s MastCam-Z is consists of two identical cameras that are 9.5 inches or 24.1 cm apart from each other on the mast’s eye level. They can take photos from afar and still show details very small. This way, the MMars 2020 Perseverance Rover doesn’t need to waste unnecessary power to approach a certain site but still is able to let the scientists see photos and decide if the sites are worthy to be studied.

Our Perseverance Mars Rover Replica‘s MastCam-Z replica will not have functions like the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s MastCam-Z, but the appearance structure will be the same. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].

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10,932,295 Names on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

Before the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover gets ready to travel to Mars, 10,932,295 names from all over the world were submitted and laser-etched onto 3 tiny chips, and these 3 fingernail size ships were installed on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s aft crossbeam. The names are not saved as files in the chips electronically but stenciled by electron beams physically. Carried by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover on Mars, it is like these 10,932,295 people are exploring Mars alongside the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover.

We are building a 1:2 Peseverance Mars Rover Replica, which will perfectly replicate the appearance structure of the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover down to very fine details. Therefore, we will also have the name chips on the crossbeam on the Perseverance Mars Rover Replica. However, instead of having almost one million names on it like the real Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, the users can write whatever they want. We can do it before sending out the Rover Replica, or the users can do it themselves with some necessary tools.

The name chips can be seen from cameras on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s mast. You can see them sitting together in a row and fixed by a cover and two big screws on the crossbeam. For our Perseverance Mars Rover Replica, the user can easily unscrew the chips, write whatever they want on them, and then put them back. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].

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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Sends Back Video and Audio of Landing

The two NavCams on the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s mast capture the entire process of landing and this video has been sent back to Earth. For our 1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica, there will also be two NacCam replicas, and not only will the appearance structure be the same, but we also are planning on making the cameras real.

In the video, at first, the parachute deploys and inflates, in order to slow down the descending speed to make sure a safe landing. Then you will see the heat shield gets separated from the bottom of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. Since the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is decelerating due to the parachute, the heat shield flies much fast and hits the Martian land first. As the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover descents, the Lander Vision System is processing images and data rapidly to narrow down the area where the rover should land. Next, the back shell is also detached from the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover – this is not showing from the footage but confirmed in another way. After the landing location is decided and the sky crane maneuver is conducted, you can see from the video, which is taking by the camera at the bottom of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover, that red dust and rocks get blown away by the engine. Finally, when the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover touches down, you can see the descent stage is severed and flies away, leaving the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover safely parking on the Martian land.

Other than this complete and real footage of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s landing, there is also an audio recording after the rover landed, which is the sound of Mars. This is the first time a Mars Rover ever brought a microphone on Mars and survived the EDL process. Apparently, the audio is dominated by the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s motors (noise), but after filtering out the noise, you can hear the Martian wind. It is great we can hear the sound of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover – unlike cars on Earth, Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover operates with electricity, therefore does not have a sound of a diesel engine. We will also replicate the sound of the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover. If the motors of the Mars Rover Replica cannot make the same sound as the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover‘s motors, we will make the same sound effects for the Mars Rover Replica so they will sound the same. If you are interested in our Mars Rover Replica, please check [1:2 Perseverance Mars Rover Replica Design and Building Diary].