China’s first Mars rover has landed and is sending its first pictures0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 20, 2021
The rover marks China’s first landing on the Red Planet
The rover marks China’s first landing on the Red Planet
The experiment also shows that astronauts can make rocket fuel for their trip back to Earth
The American space agency’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has photographed the Perseverance rover.
Vehicle had no problem going 6.5 metres, turning and backing up, then photographed its own wheel marks on planet’s surface
NASA recorded audio from its Perseverance rover that is currently headed to Mars.
The rover is taking a curved route due to the Sun’s gravitational pull
NASA’s Perseverance rover launched for Mars in late July, carrying with it a small helicopter and a suite of instruments to increase exploration of the Red Planet.
Perseverance is one of a few Mars spacecraft carrying laser retroreflectors. The devices could provide new science and safer Mars landings in the future.
Mars, also known as the red planet, has been the focus of numerous research studies, as some of its characteristics have sparked discussions about its possible inhabitability. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and a few other space agencies have thus sent a number of rovers and other spacecraft to Mars with the hope of better understanding its geology and environment.
The US space agency’s Perseverance robot has left Earth on a mission to try to detect life on Mars.