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/PRNewswire/ NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars March 4, covering 21.3 feet (6.5 meters) across the Martian landscape..
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NASA s Perseverance Rover to Land on Mars in Feb. Will We Finally Know Origin of Life On Earth?
NASA s Perseverance Mars Rover. Image credits: AFP.
Jezero Crater is believed to be the perfect place to search for signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. Billions of years ago, the now-bone-dry 45-kilometre-wide basin was home to an actively-forming river delta and lake filled with water.
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NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is set to complete a 470.8-million-kilometre next month as it is scheduled to land on Mars on February 18. Launched on July 30 last year, the rover is currently closing that distance at 2.5 kilometres per second, NASA said.
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NASA s Perseverance rover to land on Mars next month
NASA s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is set to complete a 470.8-million-kilometre next month as it is scheduled to land on Mars on February 18. Launched on July 30 last year, the rover is currently closing that distance at 2.5 kilometres per second, NASA said.
Once at the top of the Red Planet s atmosphere, an action-packed seven minutes of descent awaits complete with temperatures equivalent to the surface of the Sun, a supersonic parachute inflation, and the first ever autonomous guided landing on Mars.
Only then can the rover search Jezero Crater for signs of ancient life and collect samples that will eventually be returned to Earth.