NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars
18 Feb 2026, 17:05 GMT
By scarney1
Topic: Perseverance (Rover)
Source URL: https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-now-autonomously-pinpoints-its-location-on-mars/
There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is — without human help. Imagine you’re 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