HOPE FOR A NEW ERA

Humans have always wished and were curious to know more about the universe. They put their passion and faith in the lander named Perseverance – as proof of perseverance and intense passion. After a seven-month journey, crossing 472 million kilometers, NASA’s Perseverance probe landed on the surface of Mars on February 19, 2021.

Armed with groundbreaking technology, the Mars Perseverance probe was launched on July 30, 2020 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This mission marks an ambitious first step in an effort to collect samples from Mars and bring them back to Earth.

Image of Perseverance dropped on Mars surface by rope by NASA, JPL, Mars 2020

This landing is one of the pivotal moments for NASA, the United States and space exploration worldwide. The mission itself personifies the human ideal of perseverance (Perseverance means perseverance) into the future and will help prepare us for human exploration of the Red Planet.

The size of a car, the 1,026 kg geobiology and astrobiology robot will undergo several weeks of testing before beginning a two-year scientific investigation in Mars’ Jezero crater. . Besides studying the rocks and sediments of ancient river deltas and Jezero lake beds to characterize the region’s past geology and climate, a fundamental part of its mission is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life.

Image of the probe landing on Mars (Image: NASA)

About 45 kilometers wide, Jezero Crater is located on the western edge of Isidis Planitia, a giant impacted basin just north of Mars’ equator. Scientists have determined that 3.5 billion years ago this crater had its own river delta and was filled with water.

The image is believed to be a river flowing through Jezero Crater on Mars. Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/JHU-APL.

Armed with seven basic science instruments, the largest number of cameras ever sent to Mars, and its extremely sophisticated sample backup system – the first of its kind sent into space – Perseverance will scour the Jezero region in search of fossil remains of ancient microbial life on Mars, while collecting specimens.

Illustration of the landing of the Perseverance probe on Mars. (Photo: DPA)

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Paving the way for humanity’s quests

The Mars Instrumentation, Lowering and Landing Instrument 2 (MEDLI2) sensor collected data about the Martian atmosphere during the approach, and the terrain-correlated autonomous navigation system guided the spacecraft during the final landing. Data from both systems should help future human mission ships land on other worlds more safely and with larger payloads.

Perseverance’s Mastcam-Z can produce high-resolution color 3D panoramas of the Martian landscape. Additionally, SuperCam uses pulsed lasers to study rock and sediment chemistry, and has its own microphone to help scientists better understand the properties of rocks, including their hardness.

The first image of Mars was sent back to Earth by Perseverance. Photo: NASA

RIMFAX is the first ground-penetrating radar on the surface of Mars and will be used to determine how different layers of the Martian surface form over time. The data could help pave the way for future sensors to search for ice deposits below the surface.

Additionally, other Perseverance instruments will attempt to produce oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere and primarily carbon dioxide; provide key insights into Mars’ current weather, climate, and dust; spot or deliver cargo for future astronauts away from home.

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Synopsis from Space.com

Paving the way for humanity’s quests

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