Category: Rover

Mars Worms? New Rover Photo Reveals Tiny, Peculiar Rock Formation

Worms? Snakes? Aliens? This strange rock formation (captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover) proves just how fascinating Mars’ surface really is… NASA recently shared a new batch of Mars photos, and among them, whimsical worm-like rocks were spotted on the Martian surface. If it seems like there’s a lot of discussion surrounding Mars right now, that’s because there is! […]

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There’s a hidden message in the parachute of NASA’s Mars rover – The Verge

The parachute that helped NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars last week unfurled to reveal a seemingly random pattern of colors in video clips of the rover’s landing. But there was more to the story: NASA officials later said it contained a hidden message written in binary computer code. Internet sleuths cracked the message within […]

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6 Things to Know About NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Its Way to Mars

Ingenuity Mars Helicopter JPL Mars 2020 Perseverance RoverNASA Popular By Jet Propulsion Laboratory Ingenuity, a technology experiment, is preparing to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. When NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars on February 18, 2021, it will be carrying a small but mighty passenger: Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter. The […]

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It’s Official: NASA’s Next Mission to Mars Has Been Cleared For Launch This Thursday

NASA on Monday gave its latest Mars rover Perseverance the all clear to launch later this week on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life. “The launch readiness review is complete, and we are indeed go for launch,” administrator Jim Bridenstine said… More about this article in the link below… https://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-nasa-s-next-mission-to-mars-will-launch-this-thursday

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Atlas 5 rocket runs through practice countdown before Mars rover launch – Spaceflight Now

The Atlas 5 rocket that will send NASA’s Perseverance rover toward Mars next month aced a countdown rehearsal Monday at Cape Canaveral, helping ensure the United Launch Alliance-built rocket is ready for liftoff during the rover’s 23-day launch window…More about this article in link below… https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/06/22/atlas-5-rocket-runs-through-practice-countdown-before-mars-rover-launch/

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Photos: NASA’s Curiosity team is controlling Mars rover from home

The coronavirus pandemic has forced millions of Americans to work from home over the past month, and likely into the foreseeable future.   Understandably, working remotely is easier for some employees than others, as coordinating with colleagues sprawled across the map can prove to be a difficult test of patience and technology. But what do you do when […]

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A seventh grader named NASA’s newest Mars rover | Science News for Students

Meet Perseverance. It’s NASA’s next ambassador to the Red Planet. The Mars rover’s new name was announced March 5. NASA held a six-month “Name the Rover” competition. It drew more than 28,000 entries from students in kindergarten through high school. Students were asked to make their name suggestions in essays. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/nasa-newest-mars-rover-named-perseverance

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Magnetic Fields Around Mars InSight are 10x Stronger than Scientists Expected | Universe Today

When NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (Insight) lander set down on Mars in November of 2018, it began its two-year primary mission of studying Mars’ seismology and interior environment. And now, just over a year and a half later, the results of the lander’s first twelve months on the Martian surface have […]

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