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This month has been a busy one for Mars exploration. Several countries sent missions to the red planet in June last year, taking advantage of a launch window. Most have now arrived after their eight-month voyage.
Within the next few days, NASA will perform a direct entry of the Martian atmosphere to land the Perseverance rover in Mars’s Jezero Crater.
The mission will use similar hardware to that of the 2012 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, which landed the Curiosity rover, but will have certain upgrades including improved rover landing accuracy.
Curiosity’s voyage provided a wealth of information about what kind of environment Mars 2020 might face and what technology it would need to survive.
Lockheed Martin Space s Colorado team is key to Mars 2020 landing, aims to build on track record with NASA bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Author: Chris James
(MENAFN - The Conversation) This month has been a busy one for Mars exploration. Several countries sent missions to the red planet in June last year, taking advantage of a launch window. Most have now arrived after their eight-month voyage.
Within the next few days, NASA will perform a direct entry of the Martian atmosphere to land the Perseverance rover in Mars s Jezero Crater. Read more: As new probes reach Mars, here s what we know so far from trips to the red planet
Perseverance, about the size of a car , is the largest Mars payload ever it literally weighs a tonne. After landing, the rover will search for signs of ancient life and gather samples to eventually be returned to Earth .
One of the great, unsung virtues. Curiosity brought the world math, physics in fact all sciences and of course cryptanalysis, to name a few things. In.