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NASA’s Perseverance rover to face ‘7 minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover to face ‘7 minutes of terror’ before landing on Mars

3 years ago
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https://thenextweb.com/space/2021/02/16/nasas-perseverance-terror-before-landing-on-mars-syndication/

Following “seven minutes of terror” after it reaches Mars’ upper atmosphere, NASA’s Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to do, with only about 40% of missions succeeding.

As a member of the team that built the European Space Agency’s Rosalind Franklin rover (we made the PanCam, the camera “eyes” of the rover), which will set off for Mars next year, I will be holding my breath during the landing. There’s so much at stake. Not only could the mission unveil some of Mars’ best-kept secrets, and be a key part of future exploration to return a Mars sample back to Earth, it could also have important lessons for landing Rosalind Franklin.

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