NASA Reveals The Official Name Of Mars 2020 Rover ‘Perseverance,’ Was Voted On By The Public

NASA on Thursday, March 5 announced the name of its next Mars rover. It has named it ‘Perseverance’. Perseverance will be the fifth exploratory vehicle on the Red Planet. It is following in the tire tracks of the similarly named Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. The name of the Mars rover was announced at Lake Braddock Secondary School Virginia. The event was held to congratulate Alex Mather, the seventh-grade student who nailed it. More than 770,000 votes were cast online before NASA decided the winner. The winner, Alex Mather will receive an invitation to travel with his family to Cape Canaveral in Florida to witness the rover begin its journey. It will launch between July 17 and August 5 in 2020. Perseverance is projected to land in February 2021.