NASA/JPL returns to Mars...

[JohnRBaker]

On Thursday, February 18th, the Perseverance rover, launched this past July, is scheduled to land on Mars:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

For a video of what the approach and landing will look like, go to:

https://mars.nasa.gov/resources/25473/perseverance-arrives-at-mars-feb-18-2021-mission-trailer/

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[JohnRBaker]

Here is the link to the live feed for the landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars:

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/timeline/landing/watch-online/

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[dgallup]

Live but not exactly real time given the ~15 minute propagation delay.

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[JohnRBaker]

Yes, the rover will have landed successfully, or will have crashed, about seven minutes before we'll know for sure.

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[JohnRBaker]

Touchdown has been confirmed and it's alive and transmitting telemetry.

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[IRstuff]

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[JohnRBaker]

The first pictures have arrived. They are low-res, from what they call an 'engineering' camera, not one of the high-res scientific cameras. This was part of first set of tests to check the health of the rover.

These engineering cameras are part of the 'navigation' system that allows for the autonomous movement of the rover.

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[dgallup]

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