We are proud that BASF cathode materials were able to support the successful Mars mission. It’s impressive that they could travel so far, probably the farthest a BASF product has ever travelled. It feels great being able to support EaglePicher and NASA with our products in this important mission.”
BASF NCA technology produced at the company’s BASF Toda Battery Materials (BTBM) plant in Kitakyushu, Japan, is used in the rechargeable batteries on NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover that touched down on the red planet on February 18, 2021. The material, which is used in specialty aerospace applications such as satellites, was supplied to our customer, EaglePicher Technologies, who designed and manufactured the battery system.

Photo credit: EaglePicher Technologies
This image below shows Perseverance’s finished battery.
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