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Roving on Mars

AFTER AN AMAZING, pinpoint skyhook landing on February 18, NASA’s Perseverance rover is starting to flex its nuclear-fuelled, mechanical “muscles” as it prepares to explore its new home in Jezero Crater on Mars.

NASA held a press conference on March 5 listing the accomplishments of Perseverance thus far and giving us a preview for what’s next.

The one-tonne rover rotated its wheels and performed a 6.5-metre

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