{"id":3241,"date":"2021-02-22T20:53:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1340045"},"modified":"2021-02-22T20:53:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:53:53","slug":"watch-amazing-nasa-footage-shows-perseverance-rover-setting-down-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=3241","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Amazing NASA footage shows Perseverance rover setting down on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NASA today released breathtaking new footage from the Perseverance rover\u2019s arrival on the surface of Mars.<\/p>\n

The Perseverance rover left for the red planet on 30 July 2020. After a mostly uneventful transit through space, it managed to touch down on the surface of Mars at 20:55 UTC on 18 February 2021.<\/p>\n

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I love rocks. Look at these right next to my wheel. Are they volcanic or sedimentary? What story do they tell? Can\u2019t wait to find out.#CountdownToMars<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/7w3rbvbyoL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/H3q1M0YJAd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Its mission, per NASA:<\/p>\n

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Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for possible return to Earth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The rover\u2019s been hard at work in the red dirt of Mars all weekend and will probably remain there, well, forever. But that won\u2019t stop it from fulfilling its mission to send samples back to Earth. Once Perseverance obtains the proper samples, the plan<\/a> is to fire them back to Earth in rockets.<\/p>\n

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But this isn\u2019t slated to happen until at least 2031. In the meantime, the rover\u2019s headed to spots on Mars that are just too difficult to land directly on.<\/p>\n

And that brings us to this fascinating video NASA released today showing the rover\u2019s descent to the Martian surface:<\/p>\n