NASA's Perseverance Rover Lands On Mars

The Perseverance Rover has successfully landed on Mars, marking a significant achievement for NASA. The rover is already sending back images, and its mission includes collecting rock samples for future retrieval. Dr. Melissa Rice, a key contributor to the mission, shares her excitement and discusses the mission's next steps. Perseverance is part of a multi-stage campaign to return samples to Earth, with follow-up missions planned. The mission represents a decade-long effort to study Mars with advanced Earth-based instruments.

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