mars 2020
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Watch the ‘Seven Minutes of Terror’ Awaiting NASA’s Perseverance on Its Martian Descent
In just 57 days, NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt a landing on Mars. Mission controllers say it’ll be “seven minutes of terror,” as this new depiction demonstrates in dramatic fashion.
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NASA Requests Funding For Audacious Plan To Bring Martian Soil To Earth
NASA is officially asking Congress to fund a Mars sample-return project, in what would be one of the most complex missions ever attempted by the space agency.
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Major Milestone Reached As NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Stands On All Six Wheels
Images from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory show its next-gen rover standing on all six wheels for the first time.
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Scientists Reveal Nature Of Martian Mountain Using Ingenious Technique With Curiosity Rover
Scientists working with the Curiosity rover used a piece of its navigation equipment — an accelerometer like the one in your mobile phone—in order to make an important measurement about Mars’ mysterious geology.