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Perseverance (Mars 2020)

NASA · 2020–now · also Mars 2020, M2020, Perseverance rover

NASA rover exploring Jezero crater since 2021, caching rock cores for possible return to Earth and driving with onboard autonomous navigation.

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Papers: 171
Named in: 71 in title · 159 in abstract · 59 in keywords

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Surface Mobility & Terramechanics50
Perception & State Estimation41
Motion Planning & Navigation27
Learning-based Methods21
Manipulation & Grasping20
Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations16

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IEEE Aerospace24
AIAA SciTech7
AIAA SPACE / ASCEND5
iSpaRo4
LPSC4
RA-L4

Also mentioned

Curiosity (MSL)44
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter39
Mars Sample Return28
Spirit & Opportunity (MER)7
Rosalind Franklin (ExoMars)5
Artemis3

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Manipulation & Grasping20Surface Mobility & Terramechanics50Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers0Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking6Perception & State Estimation41Motion Planning & Navigation27Guidance, Dynamics & Control0Learning-based Methods21Foundation Models & LLMs0Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations16HRI & Teleoperation6Multi-Robot & Swarms1Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks11Design, Mechanisms & Hardware10

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Electrical Ground Support Equipment for the Sampling Caching System of the Mars 2020 Rover

Dan Levine, Sawyer Brooks, Eric Aguilar, Allen Sirota +4 morePreprint 2022Mar 17, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping Perseverance

Mar 17, 2022

MLNav: Learning to Safely Navigate on Martian Terrains

Shreyansh Daftry, Neil Abcouwer, Tyler Del Sesto, Siddarth Venkatraman +6 moreRA-L 2022 25 citedMar 9, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Learning-based Methods Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perseverance

Mar 9, 2022

Toward Autonomous Localization of Planetary Robotic Explorers by Relying on Semantic Mapping

Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble, Dima Kogan, Deegan Atha +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 15 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Learning-based Methods Perseverance

Mar 5, 2022

Prospects for Very Long-Range Mars Rover Missions

Larry H. Matthies, Andrew Kennett, L. Kerber, Abigail A. Fraeman +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 7 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Perseverance

Mar 5, 2022

A Modular Framework for Integrating and Visualizing Telemetry for Mars 2020 Rover Mechanism Operations

Ben Wolsieffer, Justin Schachter, Doug Klein, Kevin Davis +1 morePreprint 2022Mar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perseverance

Mar 5, 2022

Verifying Mars 2020 Sampling and Caching Robotic Functions with Position Budgeting Process and Tool

Jeffrey WilliamsPreprint 2021Mar 6, 2021

Space × RoboticsISRU & CONSTRUCTION PLANETARY ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Perseverance

Mar 6, 2021

Machine Learning Based Path Planning for Improved Rover Navigation (Pre-Print Version)

Neil Abcouwer, Shreyansh Daftry, Siddarth Venkatraman, Tyler del Sesto +5 moreIEEE Aerospace 2020 28 citedNov 11, 2020

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance

Nov 11, 2020

Onboard Automated Scheduling for the Mars 2020 Rover

J. Biehl, E. Fosse, S. Chien, J. Agrawal +3 morePreprint 2020Oct 19, 2020

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perseverance

Oct 19, 2020

Results From the First Four Years of Aegis Autonomous Target-ing for Chemcam on Mars Science Laboratory and New Capability Planned for Supercam on Mars 2020 Rover

R Castano, C Skeggs, P Romano, R Francis +4 morePreprint 2020Oct 19, 2020

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Curiosity Perseverance

Oct 19, 2020

Electromagnetic Compatibility Test and Analysis Campaign of NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

Edward C GonzalesPreprint 2020Jul 27, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perseverance Curiosity

Jul 27, 2020

Mars 2020 Rover Adaptive Caching Assembly: Caching Martian Samples for Potential Earth Return

Justin Lin, Milo C SilvermanPreprint 2020May 13, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Manipulation & Grasping Perseverance

May 13, 2020

Software system for the Mars 2020 mission sampling and caching testbeds

Kyle Edelberg, Paul Backes, Jeffrey J. Biesiadecki, Sawyer Brooks +8 moreIEEE Aerospace 2018 14 citedMar 1, 2018

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perseverance

Mar 1, 2018

Mars 2020 Site-Specific Mission Performance Analysis: Part 2. Surface Traversability

Sarah Milkovich, Robert Lange, Marshall Trautman, Kyohei Otsu +11 morePreprint 2017Sep 12, 2017

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance

Sep 12, 2017

Data-driven surface traversability analysis for Mars 2020 landing site selection

Masahiro Ono, Brandon Rothrock, Eduardo Almeida, Adnan I. Ansar +3 moreIEEE Aerospace 2015 37 citedMar 7, 2015

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Perseverance

Mar 7, 2015

Mars Atmosphere Resource Verification INsitu (MARVIN) - In Situ Resource Demonstration for the Mars 2020 Mission

Gerald B. Sanders, Koorosh R. Araghi, Kim Ess, Lisa M. Valencia +4 moreAIAA SPACE / ASCEND 2014 5 citedAug 1, 2014

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perseverance

Aug 1, 2014

The Landform Contextual Mesh: Automatically Fusing Surface and Orbital Terrain for Mars 2020

Marsette VonaPreprint 2025Sep 22, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perseverance

Sep 22, 2025

Robotics for Space Exploration: From Mars Rovers to Lunar Missions

Babar Hussain, Jiandong Guo, Sidra Fareed, Subhan UddinInternational Journal of Ethical AI Application 2025 7 citedMay 8, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Motion Planning & Navigation Artemis Perseverance Curiosity

May 8, 2025

Regularization via f-Divergence: An Application to Multi-Oxide Spectroscopic Analysis

Weizhi Li, Natalie Klein, Brendan Gifford, Elizabeth Sklute +2 moreDOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2025 4 citedFeb 6, 2025

Space × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Learning-based Methods Perseverance Curiosity

Feb 6, 2025

Efficient Arm Motion Planning with Reduced Viapoints for Mars Rover Operations

Justin T. Huang, Valen Yamamoto, Ana WarneriSpaRo 2024 1 citedJun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Learning-based Methods Perseverance

Jun 24, 2024

NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return Program

Jeffrey Gramling, Francois SpotoIAC 2022Sep 18, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION ORBITAL ROBOTICS Manipulation & Grasping Mars Sample Return Perseverance

Sep 18, 2022

Topographical Landmarks for Ground-Level Terrain Relative Navigation on Mars

Joshua Vander Hook, Russell Schwartz, Kamak Ebadi, Kyle Coble +1 moreIEEE Aerospace 2022 14 citedMar 5, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perception & State Estimation Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

Mar 5, 2022

Hover and Forward Flight Performance Modeling of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Cuyler Dull, Lauren Wagner, Larry Young, Wayne JohnsonAeromechanics for Advanced Vertical Flight Technical Meeting, Transformative Vertical Flight 2022Jan 25, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Perseverance

Jan 25, 2022

Mars 2020 Navigation Performance

Sean Wagner, Mark Ryne, Neil Mottinger, Sarah Elizabeth McCandless +8 morePreprint 2021Aug 9, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Curiosity

Aug 9, 2021

Ground and Onboard Automated Scheduling for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission

Shannon Towey, Kimberly Steadman, Kimberly Maxwell, Usha Guduri +12 morePreprint 2021Jul 19, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Autonomy, Task Planning & Operations Perseverance

Jul 19, 2021

Safe Policies for Factored Partially Observable Stochastic Games

Steven Carr, Nils Jansen, Suda Bharadwaj, Matthijs T. J. Spaan +1 moreRSS 2021 6 citedJun 27, 2021

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Motion Planning & Navigation Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Learning-based Methods Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Jun 27, 2021