Here you can watch NASA's livestream of the launch:
The Perseverance is a twin rover of the Curiosity rover (working on Mars since 2012) with some upgrades:
Overview of the Perseverance scientific instruments:
Thursday, July 30, 2020
NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launch
Today, July 30, at 7:50 AM (EDT) NASA will launch its next generation Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to Mars. The rover will land on Mars on February 18, 2021 in Jezero Crater (Western Isidis Planitia) to collect samples for later retrieval; the rover will be accompanied by a small reconnaissance drone-helicopter Ingenuity.
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