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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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Top techniques

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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4 papers naming Perseverance

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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

Field Trials of the Integrated BreadBoard 3: Demonstrating a Rover System in the Sample Fetch Rover Mission Context

Róbert Marc, Chris Barclay, Geoffray Doignon, J. Ricardo Sánchez-Ibáñez +22 moreiSpaRo 2024 1 citedJun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Mars Sample Return Perseverance

Jun 24, 2024

MarsLab: A Martian Rover Simulator for Planetary Rover Autonomous Navigation

Hoyun Kim, Beomsu Kim, Giseop KimiSpaRo 2026Sep 28, 2026

Space × Robotics × AIPLANETARY ROBOTICS Simulation, Digital Twins & Benchmarks Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance

Sep 28, 2026

Comparison of Concentric Surface Planetary Explorations Using an Ackerman Rover in a Lunar Simulation

Miguel Á. González-Santamarta, Francisco J. Rodríguez-LeraiSpaRo 2024Jun 24, 2024

Space × RoboticsPLANETARY ROBOTICS Surface Mobility & Terramechanics Perception & State Estimation Motion Planning & Navigation Perseverance Curiosity

Jun 24, 2024