Monday, January 18, 2021

Perseverance Update: NASA's Next Robotic Rover Reaches a Big Milestone En Route to Mars...

A computer-generated screenshot showing the Mars 2020 spacecraft's current position from the Red Planet...on January 18, 2021.
NASA / JPL Eyes

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, everyone! Just thought I'd point out that on this holiday, NASA's Perseverance rover—with the Ingenuity helicopter riding shotgun on it—is now only one month away from touching 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! So stoked. Click on this NASA page to see where Perseverance is currently located in space!

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
Posted by Richard Par at 7:13 PM
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