There were a lot of mixed feelings in the room after the NASA talk. The exact concept has to be known, especially the instruments before this will get a mission. The launch in 2018 is simply not to make when you want to stay within budget. NASA has to stretch the money to some years. This is not what NASA can afford not what NASA could do if there is plenty of money.-- Stone ( talk) 08:02, 6 December 2012 (UTC)
The tune is changing, now the Aviation Week is talking of using solar panels: [1]). I will hold back any changes until we hear it from NASA. My assessment is that they will decide on the power source after selecting the scientific payload and defining the objectives. Cheers BatteryIncluded ( talk) 22:01, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
The first rover RFI went out last Friday. [2] Things are moving fast but I guess the RFP is still a long way off. I'm drafting a substantial re-write of this article in my userspace by the way. Marcus Qwertyus ( talk) 09:08, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
Seems I may have unintentionally rm the { {Portal|Astrobiology}} as a dup - *entirely* ok w/ me if you would like to rv or related - enjoy! :) Drbogdan ( talk) 17:24, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
NASA-TV (07/31/2014@12 noon/pm/et/usa) - Panel of leading experts to announce instruments for the upcoming Mars 2020 Rover => < ref name="NASA-20140730">Brown, Dwayne (July 30, 2014). "NASA to Announce Mars 2020 Rover Instruments". NASA. Retrieved July 30, 2014.</ref> - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan ( talk) 02:49, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
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Drbogdan (
talk) 18:10, 31 July 2014 (UTC)The table shows figures from the source eg 7.7 to 11.1 for 2018 launch. However source says this is launch energy and is in units of km^2/s^2 so it isn't Launch velocity in km/s. I have changed table to show energy and km^2/s^2 units. Not sure if this should show C3-launch energy. Also not sure if this is a meaningful measure that should be included - does it really take that much more energy launch in 2020 rather than 2018? There is also VHP – V∞ (km/sec) which is less for 2020 than for 2018 not sure if that is more meaningful or needed in addition to understand. crandles ( talk) 18:21, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
I'm unaware of specific launch energies involved, but I would assume that the 2018 window (which for people reading this in the future is soon and the rover most certainly will not be ready) will cost more, as you stated, because of a not-so-nice alignment of Earth's and Mars's orbital planes. In astrodynamics, plane-change maneuvers are expensive fuel-wise. Madmohawk ( talk) 14:30, 26 April 2017 (UTC)
FYI, landing site selection presentations are freely available here. This could be an interesting section in the article. There are three landing sites remaining: Jezero Crater, Northeast Syrtis, and Columbia Hills (yes, where Spirit died). Actually, the scientific justification for Columbia Hills is absolutely fascinating. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.79.212.241 ( talk) 16:28, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
I updated and made a general edit of the article. It was relying too much on the preliminary design proposal. The concept has matured and undergone extensive technical reviews, so I attempted to update the article on that. I moved some text around, and expanded on the rover's role in the potential sample-return. I have taken time and thought to improve this article, but it is possible I made mistakes or messed the display, so please feel free to make corrections as needed.
I also propose to delete the section entitled "Reactions". It may have been relevant in the days following the announcement, but it falls in the WP:Recentism caveat. Most of it is now irrelevant if not outdated. Your thoughts? Cheers, Rowan Forest ( talk) (Formerly BatteryIncluded) 01:12, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Article does not say how aeroshell, parachute, descent vehicle, and sky crane have been changed or if they are the same as MSL.
New parachutes have been tested (not sure why) in the ASPIRE tests 2018
[3], Rover is only 150kg heavier.
Strangely Mars 2020 seems limited to 0 km altitude landing sites whereas MSL could land at up to +1km altitude. -
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Explanation on how it operates: [4] Rowan Forest ( talk) 18:51, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
According to NASA, "Starting Tuesday, K-12 students in U.S. public, private and home schools can enter the Mars 2020 Name the Rover essay contest. One grand prize winner will name the rover and be invited to see the spacecraft launch in July 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida." [6] This means that the "Mars 2020" is a placeholder name of the Curiosity-derived rover. What are your thoughts with this? —Yours sincerely, Soumyabrata ( talk • subpages) 08:13, 1 September 2019 (UTC)
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Mars 2020 → Perseverance (rover) – Per the NASA event this page should be moved to Perseverance as the temporary Mars 2020 name is not needed. Anyone who has a simple program to go through and replace Mars 2020 with Perseverance would be appreciated even before the move. AndrewRG10 ( talk) 18:40, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Page says Launch Date Aug 13 2020 in the sidebar, but launch is currently set for July 30. Launch window ends Aug 15, but unless the author knows something NASA doesn't, there is nothing to support a date of Aug 13.
What is really missing on all of those mission articles is the mission's budget/cost data. At least an estimation if NASA does not publish official data. The Good Samaritan ( talk) 11:17, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
About 21 hours before landing, the probe has a speed of approx. 76,800 kp/h. However, the probable distance of around 471 million kilometers to Mars cannot have been covered by the probe at this speed since its launch, 198 days ago. With the mentioned speed it can only have covered 364.9 or 365 million kilometers. The probe must have had an average speed of 99.116 kph, to travel the mentioned way in the mentioned time. By the way: according to sciencedaily, the probe beginn to travel from Earth at an even lower speed of 39,600 kph. My conclusion is, that the probe had switched on its booster in between. Does someone has more infos on that? ---- LennBr ( talk) 00:00, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
The vehicle accelerates as it approaches Mars, it's a near-Earth size planet. Is 77k km/s high? It slowed on the way outward from the sun to Mars, and needed 40k km/s to escape Earth's gravity well; 77k - 40k is 37k it picked up over all. Partridgefoot ( talk) 22:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I don't see any ( comparable to the other mission items ) specifics for the descent stage and skycrane part of the mission.
The "Entry, Descent, and Landing System (EDLS)" link links to a (redirected) generic description.
never existed or something gone wrong? ZwergAlw ( talk) 18:26, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
The newly created " Timeline of Mars 2020", related to the " Mars 2020" page, and which would include events related to the " Perseverance rover" and " Ingenuity helicopter" pages, may need help in updating and related - the newly created page structure is based on the earlier " Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory" page which includes events related to the " Curiosity rover" - Thanks - in any case - Stay Safe and Healthy !! - Drbogdan ( talk) 17:09, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
On success of Mars 2020, Google is setting off virtual fireworks across screens for keywords "Mars 2020" and "Perseverance". Please mention it in the article. Source Rizosome ( talk) 04:33, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Please add Easter eggs on this page as said by nasa in its latest tweet https://mobile.twitter.com/nasa/status/1378759043792171017 Chinakpradhan ( talk) 04:55, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
I have published the photos and added them on timeline of Mars 2020 page but please add the inscription or on the perseverance page Chinakpradhan ( talk) 15:55, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:14, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
i saw this strange thing in martian sky tgat i zoomed in and compressed it together keeping the original one on left side which was published by nasa in its mars 2020 raw images. Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:17, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
could anyone explain me what was it Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:18, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
it was published on 5 April,2020 and i want to add it on Wikipedia pages . Is this pic eligible to be put on Wikipedia pages Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:21, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
i want to add it with name mysterious thing seen in martian sky by Perseverance Rover Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:24, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
please tell anyone Chinakpradhan ( talk) 07:25, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
original photo is here https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/multimedia/raw-images/NLF_0044_0670851635_495EBY_N0031416NCAM00602_00_0LLJ Chinakpradhan ( talk) 09:30, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
Please reply? Chinakpradhan ( talk) 01:51, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
Please someone make a page for van zyl overlook. It is an important site in Mars 2020 mission especially for ingenuity Chinakpradhan ( talk) 17:18, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone explain what is this? Chinakpradhan ( talk) 15:44, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
Interesting use of italics.
Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission forming part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the rover Perseverance and the small robotic, coaxial helicopter Ingenuity.
Interesting, but not endorsed by NASA:
Do not use italics for names of ships, aircraft, or spacecraft. These should appear in roman text with initial caps.
- Space Shuttle Atlantis
- Friendship 7
- USS Hornet
- Glamorous Glennis
— MaxEnt 01:26, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
Do we really need to say that Ingenuity is "robotic"?
Mars 2020 is a Mars rover mission forming part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program that includes the rover Perseverance, the small manned, coaxial helicopter Ingenuity, and six Tibetan house-elves surgically enhanced with "camel" humps of oxygen-rich whale blubber, permitting up to an hour of unaided extravehicular activity, along with a copious supply of Tang-flavoured mRNA immunosuppressants / free-radical scavengers.
[*] Opinions differed as to whether a spacesuit qualifies as clothing, but it spared so much launch mass to send the elves up starkers to the gills that good Dr Uplift finally prevailed.
[**] No-one expected the house elves to go Donner party over the Tang crystals, enough to last all six for decades hence. But Lady "starkers" Macbeth decided otherwise. Live and learn. Now she flies Ingenuity solo all over Mars, with cameras running and her digital feed streaming back to Earth. Whether to actually record Lady Macbeth's drone feed when it arrives back on Earth is a deep ethical question. Following the dictates of their "sister" organization, the NSA, NASA decided to record everything just in case, and that it only counts as "collection" if human eyes actively poke into this captured data trove at some later date; meanwhile they deny "collecting" any of this blood data, on the grounds that it merely sits there on encrypted storage, as yet unexamined by any human mind.
— MaxEnt 01:26, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
@ DonFB:, hi Nice to meet you. Didnt thought of asking you but, just some general query. do you think this as sky crane. Plus just tell that since the launch didn't occurred on 5th March so do I need to add a yellow row of failed flight or leave the table as it is?? Chinakpradhan ( talk) 15:44, 13 March 2022 (UTC)