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Dec. 22, 2020
Perseverance Arrives at Mars: Feb. 18, 2021 (Mission Trailer)
After nearly 300 million miles (470 million km), NASA’s Perseverance rover completes its journey to Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. But, to reach the surface of the Red Planet, it has to survive the harrowing final phase known as Entry, Descent, and Landing. Video Credits: NASA/JPL.
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover
Image above: In this illustration, NASA's Mars 2020 rover uses its drill to core a rock sample on Mars. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover launched in July and is set to land on the Red Planet Feb. 18, 2021. The car-size rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life. Using a coring drill at the end of its robotic arm, Perseverance has the capability to gather samples of Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) and hermetically seal them in collection tubes. Perseverance can deposit these samples at designated locations on the Martian surface or store them internally.
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https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2020/12/nasa-moves-forward-with-campaign-to.html
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/
Image (mentioned), Video (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/JPL.
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