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The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST).
Packed with groundbreaking technology, the Mars 2020 mission launched July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Perseverance rover mission marks an ambitious first step in the effort to collect Mars samples and return them to Earth.
“This landing is one of those pivotal moments for NASA, the United States, and space exploration globally – when we know we are on the cusp of discovery and sharpening our pencils, so to speak, to rewrite the textbooks,” said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk. “The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission embodies our nation’s spirit of persevering even in the mo
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Brunswick scientist on rover team, ‘telling the story of Mars’ one grain of sand at a time
Aileen Yingst is part of a team of scientists operating the Perseverance rover s camera and other instruments designed to search for signs of past life on Mars.
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This photo provided by NASA shows the first color image sent by the Perseverance Mars rover after its landing on Thursday.
NASA/JPL-Caltech via Associated Press
Ever since NASA’s rover Perseverance touched down on Mars on Thursday, Brunswick-based scientist Aileen Yingst has found it hard to leave her computer.
Every image sent back to Earth from Mars is priceless, providing a glimpse into a world that Yingst and her team have planned for and looked forward to for years, and she doesn’t want to miss a moment.
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