Astronomy Question

Perseverence landed on Mars last July. This is a very exciting mission to look for signs of past, present, or future potential life on Mars.

For this assignment, please answer the follow questions in your own words after finding information from NASA and other scientific sources:

1. What past missions laid the groundwork for the Perseverence mission? What did we already know about Mars before Perseverence go there?
2. What type of research is Perseverence doing while on Mars?
3. What has Perseverence found so far?
4. What other moons or planets in the solar system have similar chances of harbouring life?