And in case you were wondering (or hoping): a meetup between Perseverance and Curiosity isn't going to happen. Jezero is about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Gale Crater, which Curiosity has been exploring since 2012.

Are Perseverance and Curiosity the same?

The large robotic arm on the front of the rover differs from Curiosity's for two main reasons: Perseverance will collect rock cores. ... Curiosity studied samples collected onsite, using the rover's onboard laboratory. Perseverance has a larger "hand," or turret.

Where is Perseverance in relation to Curiosity?

Like its predecessor Curiosity, which has been exploring Mars since 2012, Perseverance is a semi-autonomous mobile science platform the size of a small car. It's designed to spend years roving the red planet, looking for (among other things) any evidence of microbial life that may have thrived on Mars in the past.