Nasa’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars in hunt for life

An artist impression issued by NASA of NASA's Perseverance rover firing up its descent stage engines as it nears the Martian surface. Picture: NASA/PA

Nasa’s Mars Perseverance rover will land on the red planet on Thursday to begin its search for traces of life.

The mission is to explore and collect samples for future return to Earth from diverse ancient environments on Mars.