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See first NASA images of Mars from Perseverance rover
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on the planet Mars on Thursday after a 203-day journey and now the rover has sent back its first photos from the Red Planet.
The Mars Perseverance Rover traversed 293 million miles after it launched on July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It successfully touched down on Mars at 3:55 p.m. on Thursday.
The mission marks an ambitious first step in the effort to collect Mars samples and return them to Earth.
This year, members of Congress will need to work across the aisle to pass legislation reauthorizing our space program and providing guidance for its direction for years to come.
21 February 2021, 8:20 am EST By
Over the years, there have been several images from Mars, thanks to the number of visitors it had over the last couple of decades or so from various nations such as the United States, China, and now, even the United Arab Emirates with its Hope Mars probe.
However, a never before seen image was beamed back to Earth by Perseverance, the latest Mars land rover created and sent by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
(Photo : NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The End of the Seven Minutes of Terror
Everyone from around the world was all eyes on the Mars land rover last Thursday, Feb. 18, when it finally reached the Red Planet and was preparing for the seven minutes of terror, which is the hardest part of the entire mission: nailing the landing.