Mars Rover 2020 – Perseverance

Optimax has proudly contributed to NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission with its high-precision optical lenses. These lenses are integral to the rover's MASTCAM-Z system, providing zoomable panoramic views of the Martian landscape, and the SHERLOC system, an ultraviolet spectrometer designed to detect organic compounds and minerals. Optimax's expertise in space flight applications—utilizing specialized fabrication, coating, cleaning, handling, and packaging processes—ensures that their lenses perform flawlessly in the harsh conditions of space.

These capabilities allow for superior imaging and optical analysis, aiding in the exploration and mapping of Mars. Explore more of Optimax's role in aerospace by browsing our "Optimax in Space" missions.

• Antireflection Coatings for Space Applications
• Optimax Products & Capabilities

The Mars 2020 mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the Red Planet. This mission addresses questions about the potential for life on Mars. It takes the next step by seeking signs of habitable conditions on Mars in the ancient past and searching for signs of past microbial life itself.

LAUNCHED: July 30, 2020

LANDED: February 18, 2021

Perseverance is on its way to Mars, click these links to find out more about its journey:

Videos and Images Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

• Countdown to Landing, Mission Phase, and more about the Rover's Mission
• Mars Perseverance Rover Image Resource Gallery
• Mars Perseverance Rover Video Resource