Nasa names next Mars rover ‘Perseverance’

Nasa on Thursday announced the name of its next Mars rover: Perseverance. It will be the fifth exploratory vehicle on the Red Planet following in the tire tracks of the similarly augustly titled Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity. The name was announced at an event at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Virginia, to congratulate Alex Mather, the seventh grade student who picked it. "Alex's entry captured the spirit of exploration," said Thomas Zurbuchen of Nasa's Science Mission Directorate. 

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