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Thursday, February 18, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Perseverance Lands on Mars: First Picture from the Surface
Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dkM9jE9I6X
— NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover (@NASAPersevere) February 18, 2021
Posted at
21:55
TRACKING WITH CLOSEUPS: Microscope Images of Molecules Which Give Distant Planetoids Their Red Colour
Atomic force microscopy shows carbon compounds actually look like their structural formulæ: images of the organic (abiotic) gunk that's abundant in the universe and may have been the building blocks of the first living organisms.
Posted at
14:56
THE HAPPENING WORLD: NASA Perseverance Landing on Mars
It’s the final #CountdownToMars! Watch mission control live as @NASAPersevere lands.
— NASA JPL (@NASAJPL) February 18, 2021
ETA 12:55pm PT (3:55pm ET, 20:55 GMT)
Live: https://t.co/wkCOaruXdh
360: https://t.co/58eLesCdfs
Español: https://t.co/YjI1Itwh8w
Toolkit: https://t.co/v7zl9EYnXkhttps://t.co/HrZHWYDhvW
Landing is scheduled for 20:55 UTC (or, more precisely, that's when confirmation of landing [or otherwise] will reach Earth). If you prefer more informal and chatty coverage, Everyday Astronaut will be covering the landing.
Here is a NASA/JPL animation of the Perseverance entry, descent, and landing sequence.
Posted at
11:59