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Canberra to play vital role in Perseverance mission to Mars – The RiotACT
It’s commonly known as the ‘seven minutes of terror’ when entering the atmosphere of Mars, but the team at CSIRO’s Canberra Deep…
The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex is playing a significant role in NASA Perseverance rover mission which lands on Mars this week. Photo: Alex Cherney (CSIRO).
It’s commonly known as the ‘seven minutes of terror’ when entering the atmosphere of Mars, but the team at CSIRO’s Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex will have a further frightful four minutes before they know if NASA’s Perseverance rover makes it much-anticipated landing on Mars this Friday at 7:55 am.
It takes 11 minutes…
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