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NASA’s Perseverance rover is different to any mission that’s landed on Mars. Here’s why – ABC News
Perseverance is now just days away from a daring landing on Mars, and its mission is completely different to any mission that has gone before it. Here’s what we…
NASA’s latest rover is now just days away from a daring landing on Mars.
Hurtling towards the planet at supersonic speeds, Perseverance will attempt to land about 8:55am (AEDT) on Friday morning.
If it succeeds, it will become the fifth rover NASA has landed since Sojourner, the first robot to trundle across the surface of another planet in 1997.
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NASA, China and the United Arab Emirates are going to Mars. Here’s a quick look at each of the missions.
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