An instrument designed to detect seismic activity on Mars has just revealed an incredibly cool new ability, detecting faint tremors from meteorites impacting the red planet.
Thomas Pesquet is a European Space Agency astronaut who was the first person from France to command the International Space Station.While Pesquet's background is in spacecraft design and control, he is also well-known for engagement activities in space such as playing music or performing regular tours of the International Space Station (ISS). He even performed the saxophone from space during the closing ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics (held in 2021 due to the pandemic), as Paris will be the host of the 2024 Summer Games.During Pesquet's first mission, he flew to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz and spent 197 days in space between 2016 and 2017 as a flight engineer for Expeditions 50 and 51. Pesquet, who recently served during Expeditions 65, 66 and 67, arrived at the ISS again on April 23, 2021 and returned to Earth on Nov. 8, 2021, aboard the SpaceX Crew-2 Crew Dragon.
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The NASA Perseverance s SuperCam delivered audio of Martian rocks being zapped by lasers. It is one of the many highlights of its mission so far.
The NASA Perseverance s SuperCam delivered audio of Martian rocks being zapped by lasers. It is one of the many highlights of its mission so far.
Zahra TayebMar 14, 2021, 21:21 IST
A jetpack, with the Perseverance rover secured to its underbelly, flies to a safe landing spot in Jezero Crater.NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Laser shootings determined the nature of the rock targets being examined.
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NASA s Perseverance rover s SuperCam