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China’s ‘Zhurong’ Rover Is About to Land on Mars
Artist’s impression of the Tianwen-1 lander. Image: Xinhua Later today, China will attempt to become just the second country to…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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The 5 Biggest Tech Failures on Mars
Efforts to get the mole working in July 2019. The effort was abandoned in January 2021.Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech The most recent…
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Here Are the First Images of Mars Taken by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The first image sent back by Perseverance, taken using its hazard camera.Image: NASA All six wheels of NASA’s Perseverance are…
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NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Depiction of the Perseverance landing, with the rover still attached to backshell and retro-rockets engaged for powered descent. Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech…
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