MARS 2020
NASA’s latest Mars venture was launched in July 2020, but it was nearly seven months later, on 18 February this year, that it finally touched down on the Red Planet. It was the space agency’s sixth successful Mars landing this century – an impressive feat that’s reflected in the name of the rover, Perseverance. This is the largest vehicle sent to Mars so far; it’s about 14 per cent heavier than Curiosity, which landed in 2012 and is still operational today.
Perseverance looks a lot like Curiosity
