{"id":371783,"date":"2026-02-19T03:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=965568"},"modified":"2026-02-19T03:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:05:42","slug":"nasas-perseverance-now-autonomously-pinpoints-its-location-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=371783","title":{"rendered":"NASA\u2019s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">6 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Perseverance Learned to \u2018Self-Locate\u2019 on Mars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KofTfRGO4Zs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is \u2014 without human help.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Imagine you\u2019re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That\u2019s what NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover has been experiencing since landing on Mars five years ago. Though it carries time-tested tools for determining its general location, the rover has needed operators on Earth to tell it precisely where it is \u2014 until now.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A new technology developed at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California enables<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Perseverance<\/a> to figure out its whereabouts without calling humans for help. Dubbed<a href=\"https:\/\/www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov\/media\/documents\/2024_Global_Localization_ICRA.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\"> Mars Global Localization<\/a>, the technology features an algorithm that rapidly compares panoramic images from the rover\u2019s navigation cameras with onboard orbital terrain maps. Running on a powerful processor that Perseverance originally used to communicate with the<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/ingenuity-mars-helicopter\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ingenuity Mars Helicopter<\/a>, the algorithm takes about two minutes to pinpoint the rover\u2019s location within some 10 inches (25 centimeters). Mars Global Localization was first used successfully in regular mission operations on Feb. 2, then again Feb. 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is kind of like giving the rover GPS. Now it can determine its own location on Mars,\u201d said JPL\u2019s Vandi Verma, chief engineer of robotics operations for the mission. \u201cIt means the rover will be able to drive for much longer distances autonomously, so we\u2019ll explore more of the planet and get more science. And it could be used by almost any other rover traveling fast and far.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is especially valuable given how well Perseverance\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/autonomous-systems-help-nasas-perseverance-do-more-science-on-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">auto-navigation self-driving system<\/a> has been working. Enabling the rover to re-plan its path around obstacles en route to a preestablished destination, <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/autonav-drives-perseverance-forward\/\" rel=\"noopener\">AutoNav<\/a> has proved so capable that the distance Perseverance can drive without instructions from Earth is largely limited by the rover\u2019s uncertainty about its whereabouts. Now that it can stop and determine its exact location, Perseverance can be commanded to drive to potentially unlimited distances without calling home.&nbsp;&nbsp;Implementation of Mars Global Localization comes on the heels of another innovation from the Perseverance team: the first use of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-perseverance-rover-completes-first-ai-planned-drive-on-mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\"> generative artificial intelligence to help plan a drive route<\/a> by selecting waypoints for the rover, which are normally chosen by human rover operators. Both technologies enable Perseverance to travel farther and faster while minimizing team workload.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png 9250w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=300,70 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=768,178 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=1024,237 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=1536,356 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=2048,475 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=400,93 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=600,139 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=900,209 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=1200,278 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e1-pia26704-sol1762-nav-pano.png?resize=2000,464 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This panorama from Perseverance is composed of five stereo pairs of navigation camera images that the rover matched to orbital imagery in order to pinpoint its position on Feb. 2, 2026, using a technology called Mars Global Localization.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Beyond visual odometry<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike on Earth, there is no network of GPS satellites in deep space to locate spacecraft on planetary surfaces. So missions \u2014 whether robotic or crewed \u2014 must come up with other ways to determine their location.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As with NASA\u2019s previous Mars rovers, Perseverance tracks its position using what\u2019s called visual odometry, analyzing geologic features in camera images taken every few feet while accounting for wheel slippage. But as tiny errors in the process add up over the course of each drive, the rover becomes increasingly unsure about its exact location. On long drives, the rover\u2019s sense of its position can be off by more than 100 feet (up to 35 meters). Believing it may be too close to hazardous terrain, Perseverance may prematurely end its drive and wait for instructions from Earth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHumans have to tell it, \u2018You\u2019re not lost, you\u2019re safe. Keep going,\u2019\u201d Verma said. \u201cWe knew if we addressed this problem, the rover could travel much farther every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\">\n<div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance\u2019s Location\" id=\"nasa-plus-s0Bns\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"Mars Global Localization Pinpoints Perseverance\\u2019s Location\"}}}}'  ><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e2-pia26705-navcam-orthomosaic.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">\n<div>The new technology called Mars Global Localization enables NASA\u2019s Perseverance to pinpoint is location using an onboard algorithm that matches terrain features in navigation camera shots (the circular image, called an orthomosaic) to those in orbital imagery (the background). <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">\n<div>NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After each drive comes to a halt, the rover sends a 360-degree panorama to Earth, where mapping experts match the imagery with shots from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/a> (MRO). The team then sends the rover its location and instructions for its next drive. That process can take a day or more, but with Mars Global Localization, the rover is able to compare the images itself, determine its location, and roll ahead on its preplanned route.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve given the rover a new ability,\u201d said Jeremy Nash, a JPL robotics engineer who led the team working on the project under Verma. \u201cThis has been an open problem in robotics research for decades, and it\u2019s been super&nbsp;exciting to deploy this solution in space for the first time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The small team began working in 2023, testing the accuracy of the algorithm they\u2019d developed using data from 264 previous rover stops. The algorithm compared rover panoramic photos to MRO imagery and correctly pinpointed the rover\u2019s location for every single stop.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How&nbsp;Ingenuity helped<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Key to Mars Global Localization is the rover\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/mars-helicopter-base-station-on-perseverance-rover\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Helicopter Base Station<\/a> (HBS), which Perseverance used to communicate with the now-retired Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. Equipped with a commercial processor that powered many consumer smartphones in the mid-2010s, the HBS runs more than 100 times faster than the rover\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/rover-components\/#brains\" rel=\"noopener\">two main computers<\/a>, which, built to survive the radiation-heavy Martian environment, are based on hardware introduced in 1997.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg 3456w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=1152,1536 1152w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=1536,2048 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=300,400 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=450,600 450w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=675,900 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=900,1200 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e3-pia23968-hbs.jpg?resize=1500,2000 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Mars Global Localization algorithm runs on a fast commercial processor in the Helicopter Base Station \u2014 the upper, gold-colored box that was integrated into NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover in a clean room. Perseverance used the base station to communicate with the now-retired Ingenuity Mars Helicopter.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-to-begin-new-demonstration-phase\/\" rel=\"noopener\">technology demonstration<\/a> designed to test capabilities, the Ingenuity mission was able to risk employing more powerful commercial chips in the HBS and the helicopter even though they hadn\u2019t been proven in space. It paid off: Expected to fly no more than five times, the rotorcraft completed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/after-three-years-on-mars-nasas-ingenuity-helicopter-mission-ends\/\" rel=\"noopener\">72 flights<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The power of the HBS processor inspired Verma to look for ways the Perseverance mission might harness it. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like a gift. Ingenuity blazed the trail, proving we could use commercial processors on Mars,\u201d Verma said.<\/p>\n<p>Tapping into the HBS computer has had its challenges. To address reliability, the team developed a \u201csanity check\u201d: The algorithm runs on the HBS multiple times before one of the rover\u2019s main computers checks to ensure the results match. During testing, the team repeatedly found the rover\u2019s position was off by 1 millimeter. They discovered damage to about 25 bits \u2014 a minuscule fraction of the processor\u2019s 1 gigabyte of memory \u2014 and developed a solution to isolate those bits while the algorithm runs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the broader Mars Global Localization process, the team\u2019s sanity check and memory solutions are expected to find new uses as faster commercial processors are employed in future missions. In the meantime, the team has already turned their sights to the Moon, where difficult lighting conditions and long, cold lunar nights make knowing exactly where spacecraft are located all the more critical.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More about Perseverance<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech, built and manages operations of the Perseverance rover on behalf of NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, as part of NASA\u2019s Mars Exploration Program portfolio.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more&nbsp;about Perseverance:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>News Media Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Pamer&nbsp;\/ DC Agle&nbsp;<br \/>Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.<br 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class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\" rel=\"noopener\">Perseverance (Rover)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/jpl\/\">Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mars<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Planetary Science Division<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\n<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/stonebreens-beating-heart\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/stonebreen%E2%80%99s-beating-heart\/stonebreen_hls_2025_th.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">3 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">Stonebreen\u2019s Beating Heart<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">The glacier in southeastern Svalbard pulses with the changing seasons, speeding up and slowing its&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/iss-research\/cold-atom-laboratory\/nasa-honor-awards-for-cold-atom-lab-team-members\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/cold-atom-laboratory\/cal-team.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">2 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA Honor Awards for Cold Atom Lab Team Members<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\">NASA OUTSTANDING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MEDAL Awarded for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced NASA\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 weeks ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/mars-2020-perseverance\/perseverance-rover\/nasas-perseverance-rover-completes-first-ai-planned-drive-on-mars\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26647-navcam-drive-video-thumb.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26647-navcam-drive-video-thumb.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-pia26647-navcam-drive-video-thumb.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, 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margin-bottom-1\">6 min read<\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n<h3 class=\"related-article-title\">NASA\u2019s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned\u00a0Drive\u00a0on Mars\u00a0<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 weeks ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover Related Topics<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-sample-return\/perseverance-rover\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Perseverance Rover<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">The Mars Perseverance rover is the first leg the Mars Sample Return Campaign\u2019s interplanetary relay team. Its job is to&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/25147_PerseveranceOverview.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/mars-2020-perseverance\/ingenuity-mars-helicopter\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ingenuity Mars Helicopter<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 historic flights since first taking to the skies above the Red Planet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ingenuity-topiccard-3x2-1.jpg\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/programs\/mars-exploration\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Mars is the only planet we know of inhabited entirely by robots. Learn more about the Mars Missions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1-mars-nasa-gov-jpg.webp\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/planetary-science\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Planetary Science<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">NASA\u2019s planetary science program explores the objects in our solar system to better understand its history and the distribution of&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/saturn2-jpg.webp\" ><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is \u2014 without human help.\u00a0 Imagine you\u2019re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15607,7727,16061,15685],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-371783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jet-propulsion-laboratory","category-mars","category-perseverance-rover","category-planetary-science-division"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=371783"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":371808,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/371783\/revisions\/371808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=371783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=371783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=371783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}