The one-tonne, six-wheeled rover will look for signs of life on the Red Planet.
Nasa Perseverance Mars rover
Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The Perseverance robot launches from Florida on a seven-month flight to the Red Planet.
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Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
Getting to the Red Planet is challenging, and so it working out how many have failed.
Read moreSummer 2020 is a popular time for missions to Mars because of the way the planets align - but how long does it take to get there?
Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The European aerospace company will make a huge satellite to bring Mars rocks back to Earth.
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An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find out more with our illustrated guide
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Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The Perseverance robot will take Martian rock with it when it launches from Earth on Thursday.
Read moreNasa's Perseverance rover will be carrying some Martian rock when it lands on the Red Planet.
Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
If there was life on Mars, how will the US space agency's next robot rover recognise it?
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The US space agency's next rover is placed atop of the rocket that will send it to the Red Planet.
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