The Mars Perseverance Rover

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The rover perseverance was kept behind these red velvet ropes, kind of like what you'd see at museums. We weren't allowed to go closer than about six feet because the static electricity human generate could tamper with the instruments. The mars yard is the best place to test the rover without going to space. It's supposed to be like the martian landscape itself, dusty, rocky and full of boulders.

Mars was once a very different planet, with rivers, lakes, and — potentially — life. NASA’s latest Mars rover is on a mission to find traces of past life. What happens if it does?

This is the third episode of our new four-part series, Lost Worlds.

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