USRA Scientists Serving on Science Team for NASA s Mars 2020 Mission and Perseverance Rover
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COLUMBIA, Md., Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After six months, more than 300 million miles and seven precarious minutes, NASA s spacecraft Mars 2020 and the rover Perseverance will have landed on Mars. And USRA scientists are part of a team supporting this ambitious endeavor.
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