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Perseverance Rover Touchdown (Gradient Illustration)
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 18, 2020
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Swoosh Goes the Parachute (Gradient Illustration)
An illustration of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover deploying its supersonic parachute from its aeroshell as it slows down before landing.
December 18, 2020
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Perseverance Rover on Mars (Illustration)
This illustration shows NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover on the surface of the Red Planet.
December 18, 2020
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Perseverance Rover Touchdown (Illustration)
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 18, 2020
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Swoosh Goes the Parachute (Illustration)
An illustration of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover deploying its supersonic parachute from its aeroshell as it slows down before landing.
December 18, 2020
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Allen with Engineering Models in the Mars Yard
Will Allen with engineering models of the (clockwise from bottom) Sojourner rover, a Mars Exploration Rover, and Curiosity in JPL's Mars Yard in the early 2000s.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Touching Down on Mars (Illustration)
An illustration of NASA’s Perseverance rover landing safely on Mars. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Powered Descent for Perseverance (Illustration)
NASA’s Perseverance rover fires up its descent stage engines as it nears the Martian surface in this illustration.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Heat Shield Separation (Illustration)
In this illustration, NASA’s Perseverance rover gets its first look at the Martian surface below, after dropping its heat shield just under six minutes after entry into the Mars atmosphere. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Deploys its Parachute (Illustration)
NASA’s Perseverance rover deploys a supersonic parachute from its aeroshell as it slows down before landing, in this artist’s illustration. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Guiding Itself Towards the Surface (Illustration)
The aeroshell containing NASA’s Perseverance rover guides itself towards the Martian surface as it descends through the atmosphere in this illustration. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land on Mars safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Rover Decelerating in the Martian Atmosphere (Illustration)
In this illustration of its descent to Mars, the spacecraft containing NASA’s Perseverance rover slows down using the drag generated by its motion in the Martian atmosphere. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land on Mars safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Entering the Martian Atmosphere with the Perseverance Rover (Illustration)
With its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration. Hundreds of critical events must execute perfectly and exactly on time for the rover to land on Mars safely on Feb. 18, 2021.
December 14, 2020
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Perseverance Rover's Cruise Stage Separation (Illustration)
This illustration shows NASA’s Perseverance rover casting off its spacecraft’s cruise stage, minutes before entering the Martian atmosphere.
December 14, 2020