{"id":182640,"date":"2021-02-18T21:05:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T21:05:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T18:05:30","slug":"watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/","title":{"rendered":"#Watch NASA&#8217;s Perseverance touch down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2daeb2373b6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2daeb2373b6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/#The_launch\" >The launch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/#The_rover\" >The rover<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/#The_drone\" >The drone<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-nasas-perseverance-touch-down\/#The_landing_site\" >The landing site\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Watch NASA&#8217;s Perseverance touch down<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>February has been a busy month for Mars, with both the United Arab Emirates and China sending instruments to study the planet\u2019s surface. <\/p>\n<p>Today, it\u2019s America\u2019s turn: NASA\u2019s rover, called Perseverance, is expected to touch down. Among its cargo is a helicopter drone, Ingenuity, which will perform the first-ever controlled flight on another planet. <\/p>\n<p>Best of all, you can watch the historic moment from home, by tuning into the official <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/#public\">NASA stream<\/a> at 2:15 p.m. You can also check it out on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA\u2019s app<\/a>, its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nasa\">YouTube channel<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nasa\">Twitter<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NASA\/\">Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The rover is projected to touch down around 3:55 p.m. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about the landing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"The Atlas V rocket launched in July 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-17346121 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/atlas-v-rocket.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/atlas-v-rocket.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/atlas-v-rocket.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/atlas-v-rocket.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/atlas-v-rocket.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Atlas V rocket launched in July 2020.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/Tony Gray and Tim Powers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_launch\"><\/span>The launch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On July 30, 2020, the Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral carrying the rover to Mars. The mission was a decade in the making. Now, more than six months since blasting off, that rover is finally ready to land, equipped with cutting-edge tools that will snap photos, record audio clips and collect samples.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"NASA's Perseverance rover\" class=\"wp-image-17346099 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/pereverance.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/pereverance.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/pereverance.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/pereverance.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/pereverance.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA\u2019s Perseverance rover<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_rover\"><\/span>The rover<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Perseverance is the largest rover to ever attempt landing on Mars\u2019 surface. That\u2019s because it has so much to do, from searching for signs of ancient life, to gathering rocks, dust and soil samples that it will bring back to Earth. It will also try out technologies that could eventually help the dry planet support human life.<\/p>\n<p>The six-wheeled rover is expected to take seven minutes to descend from the top of the Martian atmosphere to the planet\u2019s surface in less time than the 11-minute-plus radio transmission to Earth, Reuters reports. Thursday\u2019s final, self-guided descent of the rover spacecraft will occur during a white-knuckle interval that JPL engineers affectionately refer to as the \u201cseven minutes of terror.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"NASA's helicopter drone, Ingenuity\" class=\"wp-image-17346110 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/ingenuity.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/ingenuity.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/ingenuity.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/ingenuity.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/ingenuity.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA\u2019s helicopter drone, Ingenuity<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_drone\"><\/span>The drone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ingenuity, a helicopter, weighs less than 4 pounds, but it\u2019s strong enough to withstand Mars\u2019 atmosphere, which is 95 percent carbon dioxide. It can fly for up to 90 seconds to distances of 980 feet and 10 to 15 feet high, helping it get aerial photos.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Scientists believe landing in the Jezero Crater is our best bet at finding life on Mars.\" class=\"wp-image-17346257 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jezero-crater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jezero-crater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jezero-crater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jezero-crater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/02\/jezero-crater.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scientists believe landing in the Jezero Crater is our best shot at finding life on Mars.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_landing_site\"><\/span>The landing site\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After conducting a five-year study, NASA chose Jezero Crater as the ideal spot for the rover to land. Why? Scientists suspect that 3.5 billion years ago, it was flooded with water and home to a flourishing river delta. If so, the sediment might still contain signs of life.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Today, it\u2019s America\u2019s turn: NASA\u2019s rover, called Perseverance, is expected to touch down. 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