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Mission / Mars

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
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Also mentioned

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

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7 papers naming Perseverance

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Post-flight Analysis of Atmospheric Properties from Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing

Soumyo Dutta, Christopher D. Karlgaard, D. M. Kass, Gregorio G. Villar +1 moreAIAA SciTech 2022 12 citedJan 3, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Perseverance Curiosity Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Jan 3, 2022

Assessment of the Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing Simulation

David W. Way, Soumyo Dutta, Carlie H. Zumwalt, David J. BletteAIAA SciTech 2022 23 citedJan 3, 2022

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Design, Mechanisms & Hardware Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Jan 3, 2022

Mars 2020 Lander Vision System Flight Performance

Andrew Johnson, Seth B. Aaron, Homayoon Ansari, Charles F. Bergh +24 moreAIAA SciTech 2022 26 citedJan 3, 2022

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

Jan 3, 2022

Preliminary Design of Robotic Control Software for Mars Sample Return - Capture, Containment, and Return System

Jacob T Cassady, Ashok K Prajapati, Elizabeth J Geist, Bradley C Tse +4 moreAIAA SciTech 2025Jan 6, 2025

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS ISRU & CONSTRUCTION Mars Sample Return Perseverance

Jan 6, 2025

Optimization of Low Reynolds Number Airfoils for Martian Rotor Applications Using an Evolutionary Algorithm

Witold J. F. Koning, Ethan A. Romander, Wayne JohnsonAIAA SciTech 2020 48 citedJan 5, 2020

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perseverance Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

Jan 5, 2020

Development of a Signature-based Terrain Relative Navigation System for Precision Landing

Chris Owens, Kori Macdonald, Jeremy Hardy, René Lindsay +9 moreAIAA SciTech 2021 13 citedJan 4, 2021

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

Jan 4, 2021

Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstrator

J. (Bob) Balaram, Timothy Canham, Courtney Duncan, Matt Golombek +6 moreAIAA SciTech 2018Jan 8, 2018

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Perseverance Curiosity Mars Sample Return

Jan 8, 2018