unmanned mars missions require carefully picked landing spots By Jonny Lupsha, Current Events Writer Mars makes for fascinating study, if a rover can traverse it. NASA’s Perseverance has done just that and sent back pictures and audio as proof. The first step is sticking the landing in a spot with a view. Photo By Dotted Yeti / Shutterstock As space exploration continues, it grows increasingly bolder. In 2020, three unmanned missions to Mars left Earth from China, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States, respectively. China’s Tianwen-1, the UAE’s Hope Orbiter, and the U.S.’s Perseverance have all recently completed their journeys to the red planet.