US & Mars exploration rover lands on Mars through scary 7 minutes

Photo: courtesy of NASA

Photo: courtesy of NASA

[뉴스줌=정진태기자] On February 19, 2021, NASA’s Mars exploration rover ‘Perservation’ landed on Mars at 5:55 am (Korean time). On this day, the Perservance was established in the “Jezero Crater”, believed to be the ancient delta of Mars. The rover is tasked with finding traces of ancient life that may have existed on Mars in the future, collecting soil and rock samples, and storing them sealed in titanium tubes. The samples collected and stored during this exploration activity are scheduled to be returned to Earth in 2031 by another rover, to be launched later. It is America’s fifth rover after Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.

After its launch on July 30 last year, it flew some 470 million kilometers to reach Mars. The most demanding and dangerous of this flight, it safely passed the process of entering, descending and landing on Mars, a section of the mission called ‘7 Minutes of Fear’. An experiment will also be carried out to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars using an experimental device called ‘MOXIE’. It is America’s fifth rover after Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity.

After its launch on July 30 last year, it flew some 470 million kilometers to reach Mars. The most demanding and dangerous of this flight, it safely passed the process of entering, descending and landing on Mars, a section of the mission called “ 7 minutes of horror. ” The first power flight on Mars is attempted. An experiment will also be carried out to convert carbon dioxide to oxygen in the atmosphere of Mars using an experimental device called ‘MOXIE.