NASA’s new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA’s new Mars rover hits dusty red road, 1st trip 21 feet

India TV News  

NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its first test drive. “This is going to be like the Odyssey, adventures along the way, hopefully, no Cyclops, and I’m sure there will be stories aplenty written about it.” In its first drive, Perseverance went forward 13 feet, took a 150-degree left turn, then backed up 8 feet. Perseverance — NASA’s biggest and most elaborate rover yet — became the ninth U.S. spacecraft to successfully land on Mars on Feb. 18. NASA scientists, meanwhile, announced Friday that they’ve named Perseverance’s touchdown site in honor of the late science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler, who grew up next door to JPL in Pasadena.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars begins steep climb to rim of a crater

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — NASA’s Perseverance rover is tackling a steep new challenge on Mars. The rover’s samples may help scientists piece together what the planet’s climate looked like billions of years ago — and learn whether any ancient Martian life lurked. The bedrock at the rim of the crater might yield clues as to how rocky planets like Mars and …

Mars, Math and Mohan: Meet the Indian scientist who landed rover on Red Planet
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mars, Math and Mohan: Meet the Indian scientist who landed rover on Red Planet

India Today  

In an exclusive conversation with India Today TV, Swathi Mohan, the Guidance and Operations Lead at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, shared her journey into the cosmos, her pivotal role in Mars exploration, and her thoughts on the vital presence of women in the realm of science. For International Women’s Day we could take the time to really appreciate the potential …

Self driving on Mars: Perseverance rover navigates without human help from Earth
1 year, 2 months ago

Self driving on Mars: Perseverance rover navigates without human help from Earth

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, currently trundling on Mars, has always been dependent on its human pilot on Earth to move around. The self-driving system not only maps out the rover's general routes but also manages the finer points of navigation, significantly reducing driving time between areas of scientific interest. Tyler Del Sesto, who has worked on the software for Perseverance's AutoNav …

A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target
2 years, 10 months ago

A year after landing on Mars, Perseverance rover sets sights on intriguing new target

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Since then, this innovative rover has inspired humanity and accomplished a series of firsts, from transmitting the first audio recording of sounds from Mars, to capturing the Ingenuity helicopter’s history making first powered, controlled flight on another planet, to producing oxygen on Mars for the first time ever with the MOXIE experiment,” …

Curiosity rover continues Mars mission challenge even after being battered by Red Planet's surface
2 years, 10 months ago

Curiosity rover continues Mars mission challenge even after being battered by Red Planet's surface

India Today  

Space travel is not easy. Recent images released by the Curiosity teams show the beating taken by the wheels of the rover from trundling on the surface. While the rover continues to drill the surface, leaving behind its marks on the planet, it has shown the ruggedness required to be on the Red Planet. The rover team said that when …

Connection with Mars re-established: Vacation over for rovers, probes on Red Planet
3 years, 2 months ago

Connection with Mars re-established: Vacation over for rovers, probes on Red Planet

India Today  

Two weeks after Earth lost all contacts with Mars, signal with assets on the planet has been reestablished. The rovers and probes came online after spending two weeks in hibernation on Mars as the Red Planet came out of the opposition in its orbit around the Sun. The rover was parked between dunes and a rock outcrop in the crater …

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completes nine years on the red planet
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completes nine years on the red planet

Firstpost  

The robot which was launched in November 2011 and reached Mars on 5 August 2012. The Curiosity rover recently celebrated its birthday on Mars on the night of 5 August. The robot which was launched in November 2011 and reached Mars on 5 August 2012 has been there on the red planet for the last nine years. On the occasion …

NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE
3 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover is starting its science mission on Mars to look for signs of ANCIENT LIFE

Daily Mail  

After starting its switch from photographer to science investigator, NASA's Perseverance rover has officially started its science mission, beginning its search for signs of ancient life. Scroll down for video This image of Jezero Crater depicts the routes for Perseverance’s first science campaign and its second as well as its second In addition to searching for signs of ancient microscopic …

China's Zhurong rover begins its 90-day exploration of Utopia Planitia on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

China's Zhurong rover begins its 90-day exploration of Utopia Planitia on Mars

Firstpost  

China has come a long way in its race to catch up with the US and Russia, who have decades of experience in space exploration. China’s Mars rover drove from its landing platform and began exploring the surface on Saturday, state-run Xinhua news agency said, making the country only the second nation to land and operate a rover on the …

China's Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back Photos, Video From Red Planet
3 years, 7 months ago

China's Mars Rover Zhurong Beams Back Photos, Video From Red Planet

News 18  

China National Space Administration’s first Mars rover, Zhurong made its successful landing on the red planet last week. The Tianwen-1 mission’s lander carrying the rover touched down in the southern part of Utopia Planitia on the northern hemisphere of Mars, on May 15. On Wednesday, the rover shared the first pictures it took of Mars.The picture shared by CNSA on …

China’s Zhurong rover sends its first image and video of the Martian surface
3 years, 7 months ago

China’s Zhurong rover sends its first image and video of the Martian surface

Firstpost  

The Tianwen-1 probe sent a video showing the lander and the rover separating from the orbiter during landing. China’s rover Zhurong has captured and sent us its first image of Mars and they have been released by the China National Space Administration. The rover landed on Mars on Sunday, 16 May and the image shows the red Martian surface and …

Ice, Mud Volcanoes: Scientists Are Excited About What China's Mars Rover May Find on Red Planet
3 years, 7 months ago

Ice, Mud Volcanoes: Scientists Are Excited About What China's Mars Rover May Find on Red Planet

News 18  

China’s Mars rover Zhurong landed on the red planet’s surface on May 14as a part of the nation’s first interplanetary space mission Tianwen-1. The features of the rover’s landing location indicate a possibility of the presence of subsurface ice, which is making scientists hopeful that the rover could find the samples of ice below its landing surface. According to the …

Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers
3 years, 7 months ago

Perseverance, Hope and a fire god: a history of Mars rovers

Live Mint  

China's probe to Mars touched down on the Red Planet Saturday to deploy its Zhurong rover, during a busy time for Martian exploration. China's Tianwen-1 probe successfully launched last July and entered Mars' orbit in February -- a major milestone for Beijing's ambitious space programme. In this file photo, technicians at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ …

Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars
3 years, 7 months ago

Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars

Hindustan Times  

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft landed on Mars on Saturday, making China only the second country after the US to successfully land on the red planet. China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft, currently in orbit around Mars, dropped its lander and rover - named Zhurong after a Chinese mythological god of fire - on the surface of the planet early on Saturday, completing a …

Nasa reveals Easter eggs hidden on Mars perseverance rover
3 years, 8 months ago

Nasa reveals Easter eggs hidden on Mars perseverance rover

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has revealed that there are more hidden Easter eggs on the Mars …

NASA's Perseverance rover nails 21-ft test drive, gets software update for Mars exploration
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover nails 21-ft test drive, gets software update for Mars exploration

Firstpost  

NASA’s newest Mars rover Perseverance has put 21 feet, or 6.5 meters, on its odometer in its first test drive on the Red Planet. Taken during the first drive of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars on 4 March 2021. Image credit: NASA Ingenuity: Perseverance rover’s first ‘big job’ Perseverance’s first big job will be to find an airfield where its …

WATCH: Mars Perseverance Rover's First Test Drive on Red Planet Goes 'Incredibly Well'
3 years, 9 months ago

WATCH: Mars Perseverance Rover's First Test Drive on Red Planet Goes 'Incredibly Well'

News 18  

The Mars rover Perseverance has successfully conducted its first test drive on the Red Planet, the U.S. space agency NASA said Friday. “This was our first chance to ‘kick the tires’ and take Perseverance out for a spin,” said Anais Zarifian, Perseverance mobility test bed engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Perseverance deputy mission manager Robert Hogg …

ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, NASA's HiRISE catch stunning glimpses of Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter, NASA's HiRISE catch stunning glimpses of Perseverance rover on Mars

Firstpost  

After making its widely-celebrated successful landing on 18 February, the Perseverance rover has now completed 12 days on Mars, parked and scoping out its landing site in the Jezero Crater. TGO spotted the Perseverance rover, its parachute and back shell, heat shield and descent stage, in the Jezero Crater region of Mars. Another camera, the High Resolution Imaging Experiment on …

NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA releases Mars landing video: ‘Stuff of our dreams’

LA Times  

This combination of images from video made available by NASA shows steps in the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approaches the surface of the planet on Thursday. Science & Medicine NASA shares bird’s-eye view of Perseverance landing on Mars NASA’s Mars 2020 spacecraft sent back a striking image of the Perseverance rover suspended several feet above the …

NASA releases new images of Mars taken by Perseverance rover's hazcam
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA releases new images of Mars taken by Perseverance rover's hazcam

Firstpost  

Several cameras were turned on during the rover’s descent, which show phenomenal details of its landing till about two metres off the ground NASA released several images of the Red Planet as the Perseverance rover landed on Mars on Thursday, 18 February. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/8SgV53S9KG — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover February 19, 2021 The second image from NASA depicts the horizon …

'Something we've never seen' - Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing
3 years, 10 months ago

'Something we've never seen' - Mars rover beams back selfie from moment before landing

The Hindu  

NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments before touchdown. Watch how we did it.#CountdownToMarspic.twitter.com/Avv13dSVmQ — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover February 22, 2021 "This is something we've never seen before," Aaron Stehura, a deputy …

NASA: Perseverance Mars rover sends back new images
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA: Perseverance Mars rover sends back new images

Hindustan Times  

The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface. HiRISE captured Perseverance during descent to Mars The photo was released less than 24 hours after the Perseverance rover successfully touched down near an ancient river delta, where it will …

Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover

India TV News  

The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface. There’s just a feeling of victory that we were able to capture these and share it with the world.” Chief engineer Adam Steltzner called the picture “iconic,” putting it right …

Perseverance: New Nasa picture shows rover’s ‘terrifying’ landing on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

Perseverance: New Nasa picture shows rover’s ‘terrifying’ landing on Mars

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has released a stunning image showing its Perseverance rover conducting its “terrifying” …

NASA's Perseverance Rover Touches Down on Red Planet: Five Things You Didn't Know about Mars Mission
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance Rover Touches Down on Red Planet: Five Things You Didn't Know about Mars Mission

News 18  

Following a 293-million miles journey that took seven months, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Perseverance Rover on Thursday successfully touched down on Mars. The Mars 2020 Mission is the first step towards collecting the samples on the Red Planet and returning them to Earth. For example, the 1997 “Sojourner” showed a rover could rove on the planet, while the …

What is the Jezero Crater Where NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance Landed?
3 years, 10 months ago

What is the Jezero Crater Where NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance Landed?

News 18  

NASA’s Mars Perseverance has alighted on the red planet. NASA on its own website explains why it chose Jezero Crater as the landing site for the Perseverance rover. Jezero Crater is 28 miles wide, and is located on the western edge of a flat plain called Isidis Planitia, which lies just north of the Martian equator. Jezero Crater sits within …

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands Successfully on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands Successfully on Mars

The Quint  

Nonetheless, the excitement was evident. There was dust covering the still-attached translucent lens covers, but it was possible to see a flat surface both in front and behind the rover. Just what an amazing team to work through all the adversity and all the challenges that go with landing a rover on Mars, plus the challenges of COVID. Mike Watkins, …

Perseverance’s quest for signs of life on Mars begins now
3 years, 10 months ago

Perseverance’s quest for signs of life on Mars begins now

Live Mint  

At around 4 pm eastern time on 18 February, roughly 2:30 am IST on Friday, one of the biggest, complex and most daring Mars missions landed on the red planet. Nasa’s Perseverance rover successfully completed a seven-month long journey to the planet and will now begin searching for signs of past life on Mars. “Touchdown confirmed!” were the words that …

NASA rover lands on Mars, to look for signs of ancient life
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA rover lands on Mars, to look for signs of ancient life

India TV News  

A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft since the 1970s to successfully land on Mars, every …

NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Makes Historic Landing on Red Planet, Shares First Photo
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA Mars Rover Perseverance Makes Historic Landing on Red Planet, Shares First Photo

News 18  

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is one step ahead of Elon Musk when it comes to getting to the red planet, which it called its ‘forever home.’ Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search …

Mars picture: Nasa reveals first image from historic Perseverance rover landing
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars picture: Nasa reveals first image from historic Perseverance rover landing

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa has revealed the first pictures taken by its Perseverance rover on Mars. …

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. “We’re really on the verge of being able to potentially answer these enormous questions.” China’s spacecraft includes a smaller …

美国“毅力”号火星车成功着陆火星 传回照片
3 years, 10 months ago

美国“毅力”号火星车成功着陆火星 传回照片

China Daily  

美国东部时间2月18日，美国“毅力”号火星车在火星成功着陆，将寻找火星上可能存在过的生命迹象。此次登陆是为2030年后人类探索火星做准备。 Members of NASA’s Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, US February 18, 2021. 美国宇航局代理局长史蒂夫·尤尔奇克在一份新闻发布稿中称：“此次着陆是美国宇航局、美利坚合众国和全球太空探索的关键时刻之一。我们正处于发现和磨练的时期，而这次着陆改写了教科书。火星2020“毅力”号任务代表了美国在最具挑战性的形势下坚忍不拔的精神，启发和推动了科学与探索。” on the cusp: 介于两个状态之间；将要进入特定状态 Perseverance, the most technologically advanced robot NASA has sent to date, traveled 293 million miles to reach Mars over the course of …

Incredible new images shared by Perseverance rover after Mars landing
3 years, 10 months ago

Incredible new images shared by Perseverance rover after Mars landing

CNN  

CNN — After safely landing on the surface of Mars Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover has sent back a never-before-seen view: what it looks like to land on Mars. “The team is overwhelmed with excitement and joy to have successfully landed another rover on the surface of Mars,” said Adam Steltzner, the rover’s chief engineer. “We can only hope, in our …

NASA's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars. So what happens next?
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover has landed on Mars. So what happens next?

ABC  

After a nail-biting "seven minutes of terror", NASA's newest rover has arrived safely on Mars. Artist's impression of Perseverance landing on Mars The first high-resolution image that will come back in the next 24 hours will be an image taken from the skycrane as the rover descends. Five ways Perseverance is different to any Mars mission Photo shows Perseverance rover …

NASA’s Perseverance rover makes historic Mars landing
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s Perseverance rover makes historic Mars landing

The Hindu  

NASA's science rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology laboratory ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely on the floor of a vast crater, its first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. Mission managers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles burst into applause …

NASA Successfully Lands New Mars Rover 'Perseverance'
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA Successfully Lands New Mars Rover 'Perseverance'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Perseverance, the biggest, most advanced rover ever sent by NASA, became the ninth spacecraft to successfully …

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance to touch down in Jezero Crater today
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance to touch down in Jezero Crater today

India TV News  

The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will touch down in Jezero Crater on Thursday. Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, said that Perseverance is NASA's most ambitious Mars rover mission yet. "To answer this question, the landing team will have its hands full getting us to Jezero Crater - the most challenging Martian terrain ever targeted …

Mars Rover Perseverance Hours Away From Daredevil Landing Attempt On Red Planet
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars Rover Perseverance Hours Away From Daredevil Landing Attempt On Red Planet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES, Feb 17 - NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance, the most advanced robotic astrobiology lab ever flown to another world, neared the end of its seven-month, 293-million-mile journey on Wednesday, hours away from a daredevil landing attempt on the Red Planet. A full scale model of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover is displayed at NASA's Jet Propulsion …

NASA Rover Streaks Towards a Landing on Mars in its Riskiest Step Yet
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA Rover Streaks Towards a Landing on Mars in its Riskiest Step Yet

News 18  

A NASA rover streaked toward a landing on Mars on Thursday in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet. Ground controllers at the space agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, settled in nervously for the descent of Perseverance to the surface of Mars, …

NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About to Land on Mars. Here's How You Can Witness It
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance Rover Is About to Land on Mars. Here's How You Can Witness It

News 18  

After Saudi Arabia’s Hope probe made its historical landing on Mars, it is time for American space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Perseverance Rover to touch down on the red planet. Here is everything that you should know before we get to witness the landing: The Perseverance Rover, that was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on …

Mars Rover Landing: Here's How to Watch NASA's Perseverance Rover Touchdown Live Online
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars Rover Landing: Here's How to Watch NASA's Perseverance Rover Touchdown Live Online

News 18  

NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance is just a day away from landing on the Red Planet surface, and you can watch the event live online. People around the world will get to watch the drama of Perseverance’s entry, descent, and landing – the riskiest portion of the rover’s mission that some engineers call the “seven minutes of terror" – live on …

Nasa's Perseverance rover successfully touches surface of Mars | Updates
3 years, 10 months ago

Nasa's Perseverance rover successfully touches surface of Mars | Updates

India Today  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Perseverance landed succesfully on the surface of Mars around 2:30 am on Friday, making a historic landing on the red planet. ABOUT THE 7-MONTH-LONG JOURNEY Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance hurtled into the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth en route to a nail-biting landing attempt Thursday on an ancient, alien …

Nasa's Perseverance rover makes historic Mars landing, sends first image | See picture
3 years, 10 months ago

Nasa's Perseverance rover makes historic Mars landing, sends first image | See picture

India Today  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover Perseverance streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the red planet around 2:30 am on Friday, accomplishing the "most dangerous" step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Nearly seven months after its takeoff to Mars, Nasa's Perseverance rove made …

NASA’s Perseverance rover makes safe landing on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s Perseverance rover makes safe landing on Mars

LA Times  

NASA’s newest rover touched down safely on the surface of Mars on Thursday, completing a 293-million-mile journey through space and setting the stage for a mission that seeks to find evidence of ancient extraterrestrial life. Members of NASA’s Mars 2020 team at JPL react after receiving confirmation that the Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars. Some bumped fists with …

NASA's helicopter-bearing Perseverance rover sticks the Mars landing
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's helicopter-bearing Perseverance rover sticks the Mars landing

Salon  

On Thursday, a rover the size of a Mini Cooper parachuted through thin Martian air for seven nail-biting minutes before successfully touching down on the red planet. The landing of Perseverance, as the rover is dubbed, marks a new era in Martian exploration — as the fifth NASA rover to ever touch down on Mars and the first that carries …

NASA’s fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, makes historic landing
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA’s fifth Mars rover, Perseverance, makes historic landing

Al Jazeera  

Described as NASA’s most ambitious Mars mission, the rover will be used to search for signs of ancient life. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dkM9jE9I6X — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover February 18, 2021 The spacecraft’s self-guided descent and landing during a complex series of manoeuvres that NASA dubbed “the seven minutes of terror” stands as the most elaborate and challenging feat in the annals …

NASA Perseverance rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA Perseverance rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

The Hindu  

Spacecraft aiming to land on Mars have skipped past the planet, burned up on entry, smashed into the surface, and made it down amid a fierce dust storm only to spit out a single fuzzy gray picture before dying. While NASA has done everything possible to ensure success, “there's always this fear that it won't work well, it won't go …

Mars rover: Perseverance is ready to land on the red planet Thursday
3 years, 10 months ago

Mars rover: Perseverance is ready to land on the red planet Thursday

CNN  

CNN — Hundreds of people have put nearly 10 years of work into developing NASA’s most advanced robotic explorer yet, the Perseverance rover, and the moment is almost here. “I’m just in awe because we’re a day out from landing in this ancient lake bed in search for potential ancient life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. …

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