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A Piece of a Spacecraft Found on Mars

Scientists on Mars believe a mysterious object might belong to aliens; in reality it’s simply part of NASA’s Perseverance Rover which came into contact with it during its high-speed landing in February 2021. Perseverance, the car-sized robot exploring Jezero Crater in search of organic molecules which might indicate past life is currently searching the rocks […]

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How Spacecraft Landed on Mars

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Spacecraft are vehicles designed for travel in outer space, usually piloted or unpiloted and carrying scientific instruments for study and observation. China’s Tianwen 1 probe successfully reached Mars on May 14 and unloaded its six-wheeled rover Zhurong, named after the Chinese god of fire. To successfully land, retro rockets and landing legs were utilized. Mariner

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