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What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars?

The rover has turned up volcanic rocks, signs of flowing water and some of the materials necessary for life

NASA Rover Perseverance takes a selfie on Mars

The Perseverance rover took a selfie, a composite of dozens of images, over a rock named Rochette in September 2021.

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By Liz Kruesi

In August 2021 on a lonely crater floor, the newest Mars rover dug into one of its first rocks.

The percussive drill attached to the arm of the Perseverance rover scraped the dust and top several millimeters off a rocky outcrop in a 5-centimeter-wide circle.