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NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars

18 Feb 2026, 17:05 GMT By scarney1
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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