A year on Mars & the gift of space

Are We There Yet?

English - February 15, 2022 12:52 - ★★★★ - 346 ratings
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NASA’s Perseverance rover is celebrating one year on Mars. The robot explorer arrived last year after a seven month journey from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It’s on the hunt for evidence of ancient life on Mars and is tasked with selecting and preparing samples of Martian rocks to send back to Earth.