NASA s rover Perseverance powered by chip first used in 1998 in this device
NASA scientists described the Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 US missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft s 1965 fly-by.
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Mar 4, 2021, 07:48 PM IST
NASA s Perseverance Mars Rover successfully landed on the Red Planet on Friday (February 19) about 2.25 am (IST) on the floor of a vast crater.
The Perseverance Rover landed on the Jezero Crater on Mars, in a high-risk mission. It is aimed to look for traces of ancient life on the planet.
NASA scientists described the Perseverance as the most ambitious of nearly 20 US missions to Mars dating back to the Mariner spacecraft s 1965 fly-by. It is interesting to note that Indian-American Swati Mohan had virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance. The landing was perceived to be “so dangerous” it was nicknamed “7 minutes of terror”.
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Indian-American Swati Mohan led Nasa s rover landing on Mars.
26 Feb 2021 00:00 | Updated at: 26 Feb 2021 08:45
When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration s (Nasa) Perseverance rover landed on Mars on Feb 18, it was Indian-American Swati Mohan who confirmed it. Touchdown confirmed, she announced to applause from the mission control staff at the United States agency s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. Perseverance safely on the surface of Mars, ready to begin seeking the signs of past life.
The Perseverance is the largest and most advanced rover Nasa has sent to another world. It reached Mars after a 203-day journey traversing 472 million kilometres. Packed with groundbreaking technology, it was launched on July 30 last year from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It will attempt to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.
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'Lady with the bindi', NASA scientist Swati Mohan's photo goes viral, desi Twitter abuzz - She was the first to confirm that the rover had successfully landed. She is the Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GN&C) Operations Lead.