The Perseverance Rover will be attempting a landing on Mars this afternoon and here are some resources to allow you to watch the event in realtime or to bookmark and return to later. After the event is over, video clips, images, and other information will be added to the end of the article. There are also resource to assist you in learning more about this mission.
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Mission Briefing from CBS
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Mission Briefing from CBS
(more background videos are posted below the live feeds)
NASA-TV
Mission Control Live: A 360 Degree Video
(can use VR Goggles or Google Cardboard)
Everyday Astronaut Hosted Stream
(Tim Dodd is a Citizen Journalist Who Covers Space)
PBS News Hour
(a restream of the NASA-TV Stream)
Background Information
Official NASA Website for the mission [MARS 2020]
Wikipedia has information about the flight in a format that is more easily accessed than the NASA website [Wikipedia]
The Insane Engineering of the Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover VS Curiosity - What's New? What's Improved?
Reserved For Additional Coverage After the Landing
Update #1 4:30pm
The landing was successful and they've had some images from one of the low-resolution engineering hazard cameras. The rover carries 23 different cameras, ranging from low resolution and specialized cameras to a 20 megapixel color camera that can take single shots and do panoramic shots.
Here are the first images:
Here is a short video from SciNews that recaps the landing
Macon Media will post more images and video as they come in. Until then, here is a video shot by Veritasium (a citizen journalist who focuses on science toipics) of the Ingeniuty Drone that will be flown on Mars as part of this mission.
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Published at 1:30pam on Thursday, February 18, 2021
NASA-TV
Mission Control Live: A 360 Degree Video
(can use VR Goggles or Google Cardboard)
Everyday Astronaut Hosted Stream
(Tim Dodd is a Citizen Journalist Who Covers Space)
PBS News Hour
(a restream of the NASA-TV Stream)
Background Information
Official NASA Website for the mission [MARS 2020]
Wikipedia has information about the flight in a format that is more easily accessed than the NASA website [Wikipedia]
The Insane Engineering of the Perseverance Rover
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover VS Curiosity - What's New? What's Improved?
Reserved For Additional Coverage After the Landing
Update #1 4:30pm
The landing was successful and they've had some images from one of the low-resolution engineering hazard cameras. The rover carries 23 different cameras, ranging from low resolution and specialized cameras to a 20 megapixel color camera that can take single shots and do panoramic shots.
Here are the first images:
Here is a short video from SciNews that recaps the landing
Macon Media will post more images and video as they come in. Until then, here is a video shot by Veritasium (a citizen journalist who focuses on science toipics) of the Ingeniuty Drone that will be flown on Mars as part of this mission.
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If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 1:30pam on Thursday, February 18, 2021
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