Mars Perseverance Rover: Launch date, time, location and other details

NASA’s Mars  Perseverance Rover is all set for its launch.  Perseverance Rover launch date is July 30, 2020. Here’s everything you need to kw about  Perseverance Rover launch.

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Perseverance Rover launch time and window:

As per reports,  Perseverance Rover launch time is 7:50 a.m. EDT. launch window of this Rover is July 30 to August 15, 2020. Furr, this mission will take one Mars year i.e. about 687 Earth days.  Perseverance Rover launch will also be showcased on television. If you wish to view launch, you need to subscribe to NASA TV channel which will showcase launch at 7 a.m. (EDT) on July 30. Furr,  Perseverance Rover launch will also feature on NASA’s official website.

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Mission to Mars details:

name of mission is Mars 2020 and location of launch is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Mars Perseverance Rover was manufactured by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As per reports, Jet Propulsion Laboratory will use United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V Rocket for launch. This Rocket will land on Jezero Crater in Mars. Furr, landing date is predicted to be February 18, 2021.

As per reports, Mars Perseverance Rover is 10 feet long. Furr, it weighs about 1,025 kilograms with a speed of about 0.1-miles per hour. This rover has about six aluminium wheels that are equipped with titanium spokes.

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NASA is also sending a helicopter along with Mars  Perseverance Rover. As per reports, this helicopter will fly under rover for a few months. Reportedly, this helicopter can withstand harsh climatic and wear conditions on Mars.

Mission to Mars objectives:

Mars 2020 mission aims at attaining following objectives:

• Detecting signs of ancient life on Mars.
• Collecting rock and soil samples.
• To search for microbial life.
• Collection of Martian dust samples.
• To conduct a study of Mars’ climate as well as geology.
• To demonstrate techlogy for future projects.

A search for ancient microbial life:

Mars  Perseverance Rover is set to land on Jezero Crater in Mars. According to studies, this crater once housed a river delta. presence of water makes it ideal to search for microbial life. Furr, this crater also has a rich terrain as well as 3.6 billion-years-old landforms. With this mission, NASA aims to gain an insight into planetary evolution.

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