Mars Technica

Perseverance has landed

Episode Summary

Our second season launches...with a landing! With NASA’s Perseverance rover now safely on Mars, LANL scientist Roger Wiens recaps about what's happened so far — and talks about what comes next.

Episode Notes

Millions of miles and eight months of travel come to an end with a terrifying seven-minute landing. First things first: The rover starts on its to-do list.

Mars Technica is produced by Los Alamos National Laboratory. Cover art by Joey Montoya. Photo illustration courtesy NASA/JPL. With special thanks to Laura Mullane, Scott Faulk, Charles Poling, Arthur Bishop and Camille Dickson.

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