MEDLI2 was one of the crucial technologies onboard the rover’s protective aeroshell that helped document the entry, descent, and landing of the spacecraft.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Arrives at Delta for New Science Campaign
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Collecting samples as it explores an ancient and now-dry river channel is but one goal the six-wheeled geologist will...
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Is Out of Sight
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Now that the heat probe is just below the Martian surface, InSight’s arm will scoop some additional soil on...
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Flight 52 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 52 Expected Flight date: 04/26/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1191.522 feet (363.176 meters) Flight time: 138.88 seconds...
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Honors Navajo Language
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Working with the Navajo Nation, the rover team has named features on Mars with words from the Navajo language....
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Completes First One-Way Trip
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The Red Planet rotorcraft headed south in support of furthering research into the potential use of aerial scouts on...
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NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Continues Progress Toward Mars Sample Return
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The first rocket launch from the surface of another planet will be accomplished using two solid rocket...
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Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover to Capture Sounds From the Red Planet
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Audio gathered by the mission may not sound quite the same on Mars as it would to our ears...
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Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander’s Legs to the Test
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Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on...