#countdowntomars

[nasa]

What is the weirdest thing you had to account for when building the perseverance rover?

[karlrincon]

First Image From Perseverance on Mars 2021.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[marsmisson]

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[whaletailradio]

"Hello, world. My first look at my forever home." - the Perseverance rover.

[bewareofdragon]

The Perseverance logo is so cute:

[bluebellravenbooks]

18.02.21. Another long day in the lab. As a little perk we got a nice sunny evening (it's been really gloomy lately), and I stayed in the institute until late keeping an eye on some experiments and watching Perseverance land on Mars. (Or rather, watching a bunch of NASA scientists watch some pings arrive with an 11-minute delay saying that it has landed... Still, really cool. I called everyone who was still in the lab to watch the last few minutes together - a good reminder that, despite everything, science is still cool.)

[blve-orion]

Perseverance has safely landed!

[camillospina]

#Repost @nasa • • • • • • #Mars Prime immagini dal #Rover #perseverance dalla #nasa WOW 😍👽🔝🔝🔝 New Mars rover just dropped (gently). And we have photos. ⁣ ⁣ Less than a day after the Perseverance Mars rover landed on the surface of the Red Planet, mission teams at @NASAJPL released the first photos of the rover’s descent as well as its first views from its new home in Jezero Crater.⁣ ⁣ The images, from left to right:⁣ ⁣ - High-resolution image aboard the descent stage captured Perseverance being lowered by its skycrane⁣ - Perseverance’s first full-color image of Mars sent back by the rover’s Hazard Cameras on the spacecraft’s underside⁣ - A look at one of the rover’s six large wheels on the Martian soil⁣ - The descent stage holding Perseverance falls through the Martian atmosphere as seen by the @UAHiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter⁣ ⁣ A primary objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology research, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life. The rover will also be the first mission to collect samples that will be returned to Earth on a future mission.⁣ ⁣ Click the link in our bio for more updates.⁣ ⁣ #CountdownToMars #Perseverance #NASA #Mars #Robots⁣ (presso Marte) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLfTSgYH1y4/?igshid=ml5gy7rh3t6t

[k00263576]

ANIMATION / PRINT CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE

I was looking at Paula Schers work and I got an inspiration to make my poster different. There was lots of cutting involved, editing in photoshop, arranging and finding the right colours. I am using the image from making Gelli plates workshop for the astronaut. Overall, I am very pleased with the result.

#lsad #marsmission #1styearartstudent #animation #print #countdowntomars

[nasa]

Curious about how NASA will land the next mission to the Red Planet – the Perseverance Mars rover? Here’s your chance to ask our expert! 

After nearly 300 million miles, our Perseverance rover completes its journey to Mars on Feb. 18. To reach the surface of the Red Planet, it has to survive the harrowing final phase known as Entry, Descent, and Landing. Mission engineer Chloe Sackier will be taking your questions in an Answer Time session on Thursday, Feb. 4 from noon to 1pm ET here on our Tumblr! Make sure to ask your question now by visiting http://nasa.tumblr.com/ask. 

Chloe Sackier is a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. She works on the Mars 2020 Entry, Descent and Landing team, tasked with safely delivering the Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars.

Landing Perseverance on Mars – fun facts: 

The landing system on the mission includes a parachute, descent vehicle, and an approach called a "skycrane maneuver" for lowering the rover on a tether to the surface during the final seconds before landing.

Perseverance will use new technologies for landing, including Terrain-Relative Navigation. This sophisticated navigation system allows the rover to detect and avoid hazardous terrain by diverting around it during its descent through the Martian atmosphere. 

A microphone allows engineers to analyze entry, descent, and landing. It might also capture sounds of the rover at work, which would provide engineers with clues about the rover's health and operations.

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Come on little buddy! You can do this Perseverance!

Ten minutes. Let's do this mate.

[monkeyminionpress]

It begins. And yes, while #curiosity and #perseverance are very similar, and I *could* probably get away with re-using much of my Curiosity print, I am starting over for my Percy print. They are just different enough that it would take me twice as long to “fix” the art as it will to rebuild it from scratch. This is gonna be fun. :) #CountdownToMars https://www.instagram.com/p/CLc8GtrjEnz/?igshid=aj2nfxhttuyg

[hereismymaze]

Nasa's Perseverance has safely landed Mars. Here is the first photo of the rover on red planet !! Good job!! I waited for so long but watching the whole process was priceless!

[kuiperkat]

Onwards, Perseverance. #CountdownToMars #Mars2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRAC1WDC_N/?igshid=cr5t9iat0uez

[nasa]

Mars Helicopter: 6 Things to Know About Ingenuity

When our Perseverance Mars rover lands on the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021, it will bring along the Ingenuity helicopter.

This small-but-mighty craft is a technology demonstration that will attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. Its fuselage is about the size of a tissue box, and it weighs about 4 pounds (1.8 kg) on Earth. It started out six years ago as an implausible prospect and has now passed its Earthbound tests.

Here are six things to know about Ingenuity as it nears Mars:

1. Ingenuity is an experimental flight test.

This Mars helicopter is known as a technology demonstration, which is a project that aims to test a new capability for the first time with a limited scope. Previous technology demonstrations include Sojourner, the first Mars rover, and the Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeStats that flew by Mars.

Ingenuity does not carry any science instruments and is not part of Perseverance’s science mission. The only objective for this helicopter is an engineering one – to demonstrate rotorcraft flight in the thin and challenging Martian atmosphere.

2. Mars won’t make it easy for Ingenuity.

Mars’ atmosphere is around 1% the density of Earth’s. Because of that lack of density, Ingenuity has rotor blades that are much larger and spin faster than a helicopter of Ingenuity’s mass here on our planet. It also must be extremely light to travel to Mars.

The Red Planet also has incredibly cold temperatures, with nights reaching minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit (-90 degrees Celsius) in Jezero Crater, where our rover and helicopter will land. Tests on Earth at the predicted temperatures indicate Ingenuity’s parts should work as designed, but the real test will be on Mars.

3. Ingenuity relies on Perseverance for safe passage to Mars and operations on the Martian surface.

Ingenuity is nestled sideways under Perseverance’s belly with a cover to protect the helicopter from debris during landing. The power system on the Mars 2020 spacecraft periodically charges Ingenuity’s batteries during the journey to the Red Planet.

In the first few months after landing, Perseverance will find a safe place for Ingenuity. Our rover will shed the landing cover, rotate the helicopter so its legs face the ground and gently drop it on the Martian surface.

4. Ingenuity is smart for a small robot.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will not be able to control the helicopter with a joystick due to delays communicating with spacecraft across interplanetary distances. That means Ingenuity will make some of its own decisions based on parameters set by its engineering team on Earth.

During flight, Ingenuity will analyze sensor data and images of the terrain to ensure it stays on a flight path designed by project engineers.

5. The Ingenuity team counts success one step at a time.

Ingenuity’s team has a long list of milestones the helicopter must pass before it can take off and land in the Martian atmosphere.

Surviving the journey to and landing on Mars

Safely deploying onto the Martian surface from Perseverance’s belly

Autonomously keeping warm through those intensely cold Martian nights

Autonomously charging itself with its solar panel

Successfully communicating to and from the helicopter via the Mars Helicopter Base Station on Perseverance

6. If Ingenuity succeeds, future Mars exploration could include an ambitious aerial dimension.

The Mars helicopter intends to demonstrate technologies and first-of-its-kind operations needed for flying on Mars. If successful, these technologies and flight experience on another planet could pave the way for other advanced robotic flying vehicles.

Possible uses of a future helicopter on Mars include:

A unique viewpoint not provided by current orbiters, rovers or landers

High-definition images and reconnaissance for robots or humans

Access to terrain that is difficult for rovers to reach

Could even carry light but vital payloads from one site to another

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