On the 18th of February 2021, the Mars Perseverance Rover will land on Mars. Touchdown happens at GMT 21h00.
It will take 700 seconds for the signal to reach earth, informing NASA that the touchdown has been safely accomplished. The descent will be recorded.
The main objective of the robot visit is to find signs of past microbial life. The rover will encase the rock and soil samples that it collects in tubes and leave them ready for collection. The robot will also test ways to produce oxygen and carbon dioxide to use for fuel and human breathing for the man-made missions that will follow (have a look on the linkand the infografic). The Rover is expected to spend one Martian year, extending over 687 earth days, exploring the Jezero Crater.
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