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Perseverance
American robotic rover exploring Jezero Crater on Mars
Ingenuity
decommissioned NASA rotorcraft on the Mars 2020 mission
Mars 2020
Mars mission by NASA, with rover named "Perseverance" and helicopter named "Ingenuity"
Jezero
crater on Mars
Syrtis Major Planum
planum on Mars
Gusev
crater on the planet Mars
Columbia Hills
range of low hills inside Gusev crater on Mars
Mawrth Vallis
vallis on Mars
Eberswalde
crater on Mars
Swati Mohan
Indian-American aerospace engineer
multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator
nuclear thermal source whose heat is converted into electricity
Melas Chasma
chasma on Mars
Nili Fossae
fossae on Mars
Diana Trujillo
Colombian aerospace engineer
Holden
Martian crater
Cheyava Falls
martian rock noted for its potential life signs
Rocker-bogie
thumb|A rocker bogie thumb|In motion - incorrectly shows chassis staying level; the chassis actually maintains the average of the two rockers due to the differential thumb|Rocker bogie on Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity
Vandi Verma
space robotics engineer
MarsDial
right|thumb|An image of MarsDial thumb|MarsDial on Spirit rover|Spirit rover on Mars The MarsDial is a sundial that was devised for missions to Mars. It is used to calibrate the Pancam cameras of the Mars landers. MarsDials were placed on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, inscribed with the words "Two worlds, One sun" and the word "Mars" in 22 languages. The MarsDial can function as a gnomon, the stick or other vertical part of a sundial. The length and direction of the shadow cast by the stick allows observers to calculate the time of day. The sundial can also be used to tell which way