Spacecraft Wreckage on Mars

Space enthusiasts were recently treated to an eerie sight on Mars: wreckage from a crashed spacecraft. NASA’s small helicopter Ingenuity captured images this month showing parts that protected Perseverance during its landing on Red Planet last year. These photos show the UFO-esque backshell and parachute used to slow the rover’s descent, providing insight into how…

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Mars Planet News

Mars is a planet that’s been attracting a lot of attention lately. The Red Planet has been home to many robotic spacecraft, including NASA’s Opportunity and Spirit rovers. Those rovers found signs that water once flowed on the Martian surface. Scientists are still trying to determine if that means there was life on the Red…