NASA’s Perseverance Now Autonomously Pinpoints Its Location on Mars
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by scarney1February 18, 2026
There is no GPS at the Red Planet, but a new technology called Mars Global Localization lets Perseverance determine precisely where it is — without human help. Imagine you’re all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for […]
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Originally published on NASA on 2/18/2026