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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Mars Perseverance Sol 0
Explanation: After a 203 day interplanetary voyage, and seven minutes of terror, Perseverance has landed on Mars . Confirmation of the successful landing at Jezero crater was announced from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 12:55 pm PST on February 18. The car-sized Mars rover's Front Left Hazard Avoidance Camera acquired this initial low resolution image shortly after touchdown on mission Sol 0. A protective cover is still on the camera, but the shadow of Perseverance, now the most ambitious rover sent to the Red Planet, is visible cast across the martian surface .
| Date | February 19, 2021 |
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| Credit | Image Credit: NASA , JPL , Mars 2020 |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |