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 those around them while others shook them triumphantly in the air after mission officials confirmed the rover’s landing at 12:55 p.m. “NASA works,” said Rob Manning, JPL’s chief engineer and a veteran of many Mars missions. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dkM9jE9I6X — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover February 18, 2021 Jennifer Trosper, deputy project manager for Mars 2020, said the surface operations team was thrilled to have made it to the planet. “I’m happy to feel like I’m dreaming today.” Arriving safely at Mars was just the first hurdle of the $2.4-billion Mars 2020 mission, which will last for at least one Martian year.

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Perseverance rover is about to see some of the oldest rocks on Mars
1 week, 5 days ago

Perseverance rover is about to see some of the oldest rocks on Mars

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Perseverance is ‘go’ for everything the science team wants to throw at it during this next science campaign.” Perseverance has already conducted four broad investigations of Jezero Crater’s floor, as well as the river delta that once fed into it, including exploring, observing, and sampling rocks and dust. “It marks our transition …

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 rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mars rover data confirms ancient lake sediments on red planet

The Hindu  

NASA's rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jezero Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted by the robotic rover substantiate previous orbital imagery and other data leading scientists to theorize that portions of Mars …

Perseverance rover grabs 20th rock sample that could reveal Mars' watery past
1 year ago

Perseverance rover grabs 20th rock sample that could reveal Mars' watery past

India Today  

Nasa's Perseverance rover has secured its 20th rock core, overcoming the challenges posed by the crumbly nature of conglomerate rocks atop Jezero Crater's fan. The rover's science team has been diligently working to obtain a sample of this particular rock unit due to its potential to unlock secrets about the Red Planet's past. Perseverance rover acquired this image using its …

Perseverance drops 50% backup samples on Mars for future missions to bring home
1 year, 11 months ago

Perseverance drops 50% backup samples on Mars for future missions to bring home

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, which recently completed its one Martian year of operations on the Red Planet, has successfully dropped five of the 10 sampling tubes with rock cores in them. ONE MARTIAN YEAR FOR PERSEVERANCE The SUV-sized rover marked its one Martian year of operations late last week as it continued to trundle on the floor of the Jazero crater, …

Scientists pick stash site for Mars soil samples collected by Perseverance rover
2 years, 1 month ago

Scientists pick stash site for Mars soil samples collected by 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 Perseverance Rover will soon stash select samples of the Martian soil in …

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
2 years, 3 months ago

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

The Quint  

Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration Rovers on Mars frequently come across debris – like this heat shield and spring – from their own or other missions. In mid-August 2022, NASA confirmed that the Mars rover Perseverance had spotted a piece of trash jettisoned during its landing, this time a tangled …

Humans Somehow Found A Way To Litter On Mars
2 years, 6 months ago

Humans Somehow Found A Way To Litter On Mars

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Mars is getting a taste of human life before any person has ever even been there. NASA reported Wednesday that its Perseverance Mars Rover had spotted “something unexpected”: a piece of litter on the surface of the red planet. My team has spotted something unexpected: It’s a piece of a thermal blanket that they think may have …

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,” …

Perseverance rover sets in motion work to return first samples from Mars
3 years, 2 months ago

Perseverance rover sets in motion work to return first samples from Mars

India Today  

The Perseverance rover, which is parked in the Jazero crater, for now, has set in motion the work on returning the first samples from Mars to Earth. Meenakshi Wadhwa, principal scientist for the Mars Sample Return program said, “I have dreamed of having Mars samples to analyze since I was a graduate student. “I’ve been working my whole career for …

NASA's Perseverance rover reveals history of water on Mars
3 years, 2 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover reveals history of water on Mars

India TV News  

NASA's Perseverance rover, currently exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, has shared new insights which reveal that the Red planet had sustained interactions with water, according to a new study by the mission scientists. Based on the detailed images sent by the six-wheeler rover on Mars, the team has now published first scientific results about the Jezero Crater delta in the …

NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars' history

Hindustan Times  

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region. In image released by NASA and taken by NASA's Perseverance rover on September 7, 2021, two holes where the rover's drill obtained chalk-size samples from rock nicknamed "Rochette." "It looks like our first rocks reveal a potentially habitable …

NASA's perseverance rover collects first Mars rock samples
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's perseverance rover collects first Mars rock samples

India TV News  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Perseverance rover on Monday completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil. The sample-taking process began on September 1, when the rotary percussive drill at the end of Perseverance's robotic arm cored into a flat, briefcase-size Mars rock nicknamed "Rochette." Today, at 12:34 …

NASA's Perseverance rover might've succeeded in collecting a piece of Martian rock
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Perseverance rover might've succeeded in collecting a piece of Martian rock

Firstpost  

NASA plans a mission to bring around 30 samples back to Earth in the 2030s, where scientists will be able to conduct more detailed analysis that might confirm there was microbial life. NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeded in its second attempt to scoop up a piece of Martian rock for future analysis by scientists on Earth – probably. The US space …

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, snags first rock sample for return
3 years, 3 months ago

NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, snags first rock sample for return

LA Times  

A closeup of the first Martian rock sample obtained by NASA’s Perseverance rover. NASA’s newest Mars rover has successfully collected its first rock sample for return to Earth, after last month’s attempt came up empty. Science & Medicine NASA’s Perseverance rover ready to search for signs of ancient life on Mars If NASA’s Perseverance rover lands safely on Mars, it …

Perseverance rover plans to collect first rock samples to be returned to Earth from Mars
3 years, 3 months ago

Perseverance rover plans to collect first rock samples to be returned to Earth from Mars

India Today  

After its unsuccessful attempt to collect the first rock samples to be returned to Earth, the Perseverance Mars rover is in the final stages of another attempt to drill a rock. The rover will use a 7-foot-long robotic arm to scrape the surface and if the team decides to acquire a core from this rock, the sampling process would be …

The Perseverance rover's Martian rock samples just... disappeared. What happened?
3 years, 4 months ago

The Perseverance rover's Martian rock samples just... disappeared. What happened?

Salon  

The Perseverance rover is a rarity among space rovers for the sole reason that it is a sample-return mission — meaning that Perseverance will drill Martian rock and collect samples which will eventually be returned to Earth. This Martian mystery story begins last week, when scientists took a big step in Perseverance's historic mission by attempting to collect samples from …

Hit and miss: Perseverance rover failed its first rock sample collection on Mars
3 years, 4 months ago

Hit and miss: Perseverance rover failed its first rock sample collection on Mars

Firstpost  

NASA plans on bringing back around 30 samples that will be analyzed with sophisticated instruments than those on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance drilled into the surface of Mars but failed in its initial attempt to collect rock samples that would be picked up by future missions for analysis by scientists on Earth. “While this is not the ‘hole-in-one’ we hoped for, …

NASA's Mars rover fails in first attempt to collect rock samples
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Mars rover fails in first attempt to collect rock samples

India TV News  

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has failed in its first attempt to grab rock samples on Mars for future return to Earth. The American space agency in a statement said that data sent to Earth by NASA's Perseverance rover after its first attempt to "collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock …

Perseverance rover gears up for its first rock collection drive on Mars
3 years, 4 months ago

Perseverance rover gears up for its first rock collection drive on Mars

Firstpost  

The crater was once home to an ancient lake and analyzing these samples will reveal clues about the rocks’ chemical and mineral composition. The Perseverance Mars rover is preparing to collect its first rock sample from the site of an ancient lake bed, as its mission to search for signs of past life begins in earnest, NASA said Wednesday. The …

NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first Martian rock sample | WATCH
3 years, 5 months ago

NASA shows spot on Mars where its Perseverance rover is set to collect first Martian rock sample | WATCH

India TV News  

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover is set to collect its first-ever sample of Martian rock that the future planned missions will transport back to earth. The six-wheeled geologist landed on Jezero Crater in Mars on February 18, and NASA kicked off the rover's mission science phase on June 1, exploring a 4 square kilometer patch of crater floor which might contain …

Is there life on Mars? Perseverance rover to collect first Martian samples to be returned to Earth
3 years, 5 months ago

Is there life on Mars? Perseverance rover to collect first Martian samples to be returned to Earth

India Today  

The Perseverance rover trundling on the surface of Mars is set to collect its very first sample to look for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet. While it took Neil over three minutes to collect the lunar sample, Perseverance will take at least 11 days to complete its first sampling owing to the massive distance between Mars …

It's incredible: Indian-origin Vandi Verma on driving Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 5 months ago

It's incredible: Indian-origin Vandi Verma on driving Perseverance rover on Mars

India Today  

“Jezero is incredible,” says Vandi Verma, the Indian-origin Nasa engineer, after driving the Perseverance rover on Mars. Verma, chief engineer for robotics operations with Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is steering the rover through the tenuous terrain of the crater believed to be the site of an ancient lake. This image shows two possible routes to the fan-shaped deposit of sediments …

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 …

Perseverance hits the road: Rover begins search for ancient microbial life on Mars
3 years, 6 months ago

Perseverance hits the road: Rover begins search for ancient microbial life on Mars

India Today  

The Perseverance rover trundling the surface of Mars began its most critical mission phase — looking for ancient microbial life. “We are putting the rover’s commissioning phase as well as the landing site in our rearview mirror and hitting the road,” said Jennifer Trosper, Perseverance project manager. In a bid to collect unique samples, the rover will explore two geologic …

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 …

SuperCam on-board NASA's Perseverance rover collected its first samples on Mars
3 years, 9 months ago

SuperCam on-board NASA's Perseverance rover collected its first samples on Mars

Firstpost  

The bundle of instruments known as SuperCam on board the Perseverance Mars rover has collected its first samples in the hunt for past life on the Red Planet, mission scientists said Wednesday. The return to Earth years from now of the rocks and soil it retrieves “will give scientists the Holy Grail of planetary exploration,” Jean-Yves le Gall, president of …

NASA names Mars rover touchdown site after Octavia Butler
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA names Mars rover touchdown site after Octavia Butler

India TV News  

NASA has named the landing site of its Perseverance Mars rover after the science fiction author Octavia Butler. So the location of the rover's touchdown site is now being called "Octavia E. Butler Landing," the US space agency said last week. The rover will characteriae the planet's geology and past climate, paving the way for human exploration of the Red …

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 …

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 …

Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance runs on chip first used in 1998 Apple iMac
3 years, 9 months ago

Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance runs on chip first used in 1998 Apple iMac

India Today  

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Mars rover, Perseverance is using the same processor that was first used in colourful Apple's iMac computers in the late 1990s. PERSEVERANCE MAKES HISTORIC MARS LANDING Last month, the Nasa had successfully landed the Perseverance rover, nick-named Percy, on the Martian surface, accomplishing the "most dangerous" step yet in an epic quest to bring …

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's Mars rover Perseverance snapped in its 'new home' | See picture
3 years, 9 months ago

Nasa's Mars rover Perseverance snapped in its 'new home' | See picture

India Today  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Perseverance rover has successfully settled in its "new home" on Mars. The TGO caught sight of Perseverance in the Jezero crater of Mars "from its vantage point, high above the Martian skies". On February 23, the TGO snapped pictures with its Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System that showed the Perseverance rover -- and also …

Who is controlling Nasa's Mars rover? Indian-origin scientist from his flat in London
3 years, 9 months ago

Who is controlling Nasa's Mars rover? Indian-origin scientist from his flat in London

India Today  

Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover made history earlier this year by successfully landing on the red planet. Professor Sanjeev Gupta, a scientist with Nasa is controlling the Mars rover 'Perseverance' from his flat in south London. Professor Sanjeev Gupta, who is working on the NASA Mars rover 'Perseverance' from a high street flat in Lewisham, explains how his team works to …

NASA's Perseverance Landing on Mars' Jerezo Crater Has a Special Connection With Earth's Bosnia
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance Landing on Mars' Jerezo Crater Has a Special Connection With Earth's Bosnia

News 18  

In the early hours of Friday, NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverence made a landing on the red planet. Jezero, which means lake in most Slavic languages, had been chosen as a name by NASA because it shares similar geological characteristics to the vast, rocky crater at the edge of a remnant river delta, which was carved into the red planet billions …

'Goosebumps': NASA releases video of Perservance rover landing on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

'Goosebumps': NASA releases video of Perservance rover landing on Mars

Hindustan Times  

NASA on Monday released the first high-quality video of a spacecraft landing on Mars, a three-minute trailer showing the enormous orange and white parachute hurtling open and the red dust kicking up as rocket engines lowered the rover to the surface. Deputy project manager Matt Wallace said he was inspired several years ago to film Perseverance's harrowing descent when his …

Listen to the "thunk" as Perseverance lands on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

Listen to the "thunk" as Perseverance lands on Mars

Salon  

NASA released on Monday the first panorama video of the Perseverance rover landing on the surface of Mars, along with audio files of a Martian breeze and the rover's various equipment operating. The video shows everything from the moment that the parachute containing the delicate equipment opened, through the nail-biting seven-mile descent to the surface of Mars' Jezero Crater, and …

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 Mars Perseverance rover: first video and new images
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA Mars Perseverance rover: first video and new images

CNN  

CNN — During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling “How to Land on Mars.” The video, along with other newly released footage, gives earthlings back home a better sense of the sights and sounds on the red planet. 🎧https://t.co/JswvAWC2IP#CountdownToMars — NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover February 22, …

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 …

Explained: What are Nasa’s big plans for Perseverance rover on Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

Explained: What are Nasa’s big plans for Perseverance rover on Mars

Hindustan Times  

Cheers erupted in mission control at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory after controllers confirmed that Perseverance rover safely touched down on Mars. Members of NASA’s Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars. The goal of the Mars 2020 mission is to learn whether life even existed on the Red Planet after …

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, …

NASA's Perseverance's Photo of Its 'Forever Home' is Inspiring Long-Lasting Memes From Mars
3 years, 10 months ago

NASA's Perseverance's Photo of Its 'Forever Home' is Inspiring Long-Lasting Memes From Mars

News 18  

It’s a small landing for a rover, and a huge leap for meme-kind. NASA’s Mars 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. …

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