This week, the Perseverance team here on Earth hopes to make scientific treasure hunting history on Mars.
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Testing Proves Its Worth With Successful Mars Parachute Deployment
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The giant canopy that helped land Perseverance on Mars was tested here on Earth at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
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NASA to Host Briefing to Preview First Mars Helicopter Flights
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Members of the projects will lay out the steps necessary before the helicopter attempts its historic test flights. Read...
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Flight 54 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 54 Expected Flight date: 08/03/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 0 (pop-up flight) Flight time: 24.62 seconds Flight altitude:...
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Flight 59 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 59 Expected flight date: 09/16/2023 Horizontal flight distance: N/A (pop-up flight) Expected flight time: 142.94 seconds Max altitude: 20...
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NASA’s Curiosity Captures Martian Morning, Afternoon in New ‘Postcard’
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Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover...
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Flight 49 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 49 Flight date (no earlier than): 03/29/2023 Horizontal distance: feet 893.9 feet (272.5 meters) Flight time: 135.47 seconds...
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on Mars
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The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been...
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land
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Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable...
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