Dan Brandon

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Perseverance Rover’s First Image from Mars

February 18, 2021This is the first image NASA’s Perseverance rover sent back after touching down on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. The view, from one of Perseverance’s Hazard Cameras, is partially obscured by a dust cover.A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The …

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Yup…I’ve lost my mind! By Mark Brown

Yup…I’ve lost my mind. Most people will go out and build a snowman or an igloo. Not me. I decided to build a Snow Rover – or a likeness to the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover that will land on Mars on February 18. I had no idea how much interest this was going to generate. I …

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Analyzing Video Footage Of Collapse of Massive Arecibo Telescope : Scott Manley