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“A key objective for Perseverance’s mission on Mars is astrobiology, including the search for signs of ancient microbial life,” NASA writes. “The rover will characterize the planet’s geology and past climate, pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and be the first mission to collect and cache Martian rock and regolith (broken rock and dust).” If you’d like to dive even deeper into the moments of landing, check out the landing video, you won’t be disappointed. You can also virtually join Mission Control with this 360-degree video. [via BBC News]
