EIR LEAD EDITORIAL FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021
SUBSCRIBE to EIR Daily Alert Service Perseverance Nears Landing on Mars; Science and Cooperation Needed on Earth Feb. 17 , 2021 (EIRNS)—The projected Feb. 18 landing on Mars of the U.S. rover Perseverance was previewed at a NASA press conference Feb. 16, where the spokesman said, “The spacecraft is focused, the team is focused, and we are all ready to go for landing.” The target site is in the Jezero Crater, an ancient delta on the Martian surface. This will be the third major Mars feat in 12 days, with the U.A.E. “Hope” taking up orbit on Feb. 9, and China’s “Tianwen-1” takin...
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