Mars landing today of Perseverance rover: How to watch Mars landing and at what time?

Perseverance is latest rover by NASA which is going to touchdown on Mars on 18th of February (today) and main objective of this rover would be to search for signs of ancient lifeforms and a lot more. This mars landing of Perseverance rover can be seen live by going to official YouTube channel of NASA and also by going to ir official website. Continue reading to kw everything about landing. 

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How to Watch Mars Landing Today

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re are a total of 4 scientific objectives towards which Perseverance rover is aiming and this will also assist in  Mars Exploration Program's science goals. rover will have to identify all past environments that have capability to support microbial life. To search and find out any and all possible past microbial life in habitable environments and this can be more specifically be in all types of special rocks which have been kwn to keep life signs preserved in rocks for s.

rover also needs to collect core rock and "soil" samples and store m on Martian surface and to test how good is oxygen production in atmosphere of Mars. This is perhaps most important as without oxygen living on Mars can never be an option. So at what time does Perseverance land on Mars? It is scheduled to land on Mars on 18th of February (today) 2021, at 3 p.m EST or 8 p.m UTC. Interested ones can watch Mars landing here live: .

What channel is NASA TV on FIOS? NASA TV is available on Verizon Fios channel number 34. Here are timings:

• Feb. 18, Thursday
  • 2:15 p.m. – Mars 2020 Perseverance landing cover. Landing at approximately 3:55 p.m. (All Channels)
  • 5:30 p.m. – Mars 2020 Perseverance post-landing cover (All Channels) 

For those who are wondering what a Mars rover is, it can be considered as a small motor vehicle that has been specifically designed and engineered so as to make it capable for travelling across surface of planet Mars when it arrives. se Rovers have a lot of advants over stationary landers like being able to cover more ground as y are t limited to one location. 

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