NASA Mars Perseverance rover celebrates one year on the Red Planet

The NASA Mars Perseverance rover is celebrating its one year “landiversary” on the Red Planet on Friday, marking a year of starts and stops in its pursuit of evidence of ancient life on Mars.

The Perseverance rover landed on February 18, 2021 at 3:55PM EST in the Jezero Crater on Mars, an ancient lakebed that offers the best chance for finding signs of ancient life on the planet.