NASA Perseverance Mars Rover Lands Today!

[Gomez Adams]

Live coverage starts this afternoon at 2:15 PM Eastern Standard Time (19:15 UTC)

Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.

mars.nasa.gov

I've been waiting for this one!

 

[Zeedox]

ty for the reminder!

 

[Grimhogun]

Is this the one that's actually going to test for life?

 

[Zeedox]

Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover seeks signs of ancient life and collects samples of rock and regolith for possible Earth return.

mars.nasa.gov

The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will search for signs of ancient microbial life, which will advance NASA's quest to explore the past habitability of Mars. The rover has a drill to collect core samples of Martian rock and soil, then store them in sealed tubes for pickup by a future mission that would ferry them back to Earth for detailed analysis. Perseverance will also test technologies to help pave the way for future human exploration of Mars.

It also has equipment to create O2 from martian CO2.

 

[Gomez Adams]

It also has equipment to create O2 from martian CO2.

I did not know that. That is VERY cool!

 

[Gomez Adams]

Getting ready for the landing. Going to watch online and Bluetooth it to the jumbotron.

 

[Gomez Adams]

This site looks really cool on a 65 inch 4K TV. Just sayin'.

 

[Zeedox]

360 Cam

 

[Gomez Adams]

They were just talking to the decent and landing lead and that guy looked like he hadn't slept in days.

I'd hate to be his stomach right about now.

 

[Grimhogun]

I couldn't do that for a living. First I'm not smart enough but I couldn't take the pressure. You screw one thing up and it's all over. Not me man.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Me either.

 

[Gomez Adams]

All's well. Landed safely.