We’re now just one month away from the Perseverance rover’s landing

[Mike Wehner]

• After several months of traveling through space, NASA's Perseverance rover and other science instruments are now just one month away from their landing date on Mars.
• The landing, which is slated for February 18th, will see the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter arrive on the Red Planet.
• The mission is expected to last many years, as NASA's rovers have consistently proven to be durable and long-lasting, even in the harsh conditions of Mars.

Last year wasn't a particularly great year for NASA. The space agency accomplished a lot, but it also had to delay a number of projects due to the coronavirus pandemic. One mission that managed to stay on track was the Perseverance rover and its trip to Mars, which was launched at the last possible moment. Now, after months of traveling through space, the rover and its tiny helicopter companion are nearing the finish line of their journey.

The landing date for the mission is February 18th. Incredibly, this date was decided long before the launch date was even set in stone. NASA is quite talented when it comes to logistics so it tweaked the spacecraft's speed other particulars to ensure that it would land on the expected date regardless of when it left Earth.

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