Categories GeekWire 2020 Mars rover gets its name: Perseverance Post author By Alan Boyle Post date March 5, 2020 No Comments on 2020 Mars rover gets its name: Perseverance An artist’s conception shows NASA’s next rover at work on the Martian surface. (NASA Illustration) NASA’s next Mars rover was named Perseverance today, following up on a suggestion made by a seventh-grader in Virginia. Get the news brief on GeekWire. Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInRedditEmailPrintLike Loading... Tags 2020 rover, Mars, NASA, Perseverance rover, Space By Alan Boyle Mastermind of Cosmic Log, contributing editor at GeekWire, author of "The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference," president of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. Check out "About Alan Boyle" for more fun facts. View Archive → ← Scorpion protein could ease the sting of arthritis → Axiom makes deal with SpaceX for trip to orbit Leave a Reply Cancel reply