Thursday, January 28, 2021

Perseverance Update: Exactly 3 Weeks Remain Before NASA's Next Robotic Rover (and First Interplanetary Helicopter) Arrives at Mars!

A computer-generated screenshot showing the Perseverance rover being lowered from its rocket-powered descent stage onto the surface of Mars...which will actually take place on February 18, 2021.
NASA

As of today, only 21 days remain before NASA's Perseverance rover—with the Ingenuity helicopter riding shotgun on it—touches down on Mars! The Mars 2020 spacecraft will reach the Red Planet on February 18...with landing set to take place around 12:55 PM, Pacific Standard Time (3:55 PM, Eastern Standard Time) that Thursday! Very excited. Click on this NASA page to see where Perseverance is currently located in space!

An illustration of the Ingenuity helicopter soaring in the Martian air while the Perseverance rover observes from the surface.
NASA / JPL - Caltech
Posted by Richard Par at 9:29 AM
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