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Dispatches from Mars: Perseverance rover sends images – Photos – UPI.com
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on the Martian surface on February 18, 2021. Here’s a look at some of the images it has sent back to Earth.
In this illustration of its descent to Mars, the spacecraft carrying NASA’s Perseverance rover slows down using the drag generated by its motion in the Martian atmosphere. Hundreds of critical events must execute precisely on time for the rover to land on Mars safely. Entry, descent, and landing, or “EDL,” begins when the spacecraft reaches the top of the Martian atmosphere, traveling nearly 12,500 mph. The cruise stage separates about 10 minutes before entering into the atmosphere, leaving the…
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