Nasa Perseverance Mars rover

Posted at 18:04 26 Feb
‘Why we hid a message in Perseverance’s parachute’
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Video caption: Nasa: ‘Why we hid a message in the Perseverance parachute’
Nasa systems engineer Ian Clark, who designed the message, explains what the code means.
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Posted at 16:37 25 Feb
Names of Scottish ospreys sent to Mars on Nasa rover
The names of four birds from a Lochaber nest site are among millions stencilled onto rover Perseverance.
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Posted at 11:41 23 Feb
Ingenuity - the first aircraft to fly on Mars
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Video caption: Nasa Mars 2020: The first aircraft to fly on another planet
Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that will ride to Mars attached to the belly of Nasa's Perseverance.
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Posted at 19:40 22 Feb
Nasa shows dramatic video of Mars rover's landing
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The Perseverance robot is seen touching down on the Red Planet in a whirl of dust and grit.
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Posted at 19:39 19 Feb
Mars landing: 'Hot off the press' photo shows Perseverance rover
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Chief engineer for the Perseverance mission, Adam Steltzner, explains what the image shows.
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Posted at 19:09 19 Feb
Remarkable photo of Mars rover during landing
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
Nasa releases an astonishing image of its new Mars robot taken just moments before touchdown.
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Posted at 16:54 19 Feb
Mars rover landing a 'do or die moment'
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Video caption: Mars landing: Nasa's Perseverance a 'do or die moment'
Nasa's Adam Stelzner explains why Perseverance's arrival on the Red Planet is so significant.
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Posted at 10:52 19 Feb
Excitement builds over new Mars rover images
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The rover touched down successfully on Thursday in Mars' Jezero Crater.
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Posted at 10:09 19 Feb
How far away is Mars and why is landing so tough?
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Video caption: How long does it take to get to Mars and why is it so difficult?
Summer 2020 is a popular time for missions to Mars because of the way the planets align - but how long does it take to get there?
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Posted at 10:05 19 Feb
Mars landings that did (and didn't) go to plan
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Video caption: Mars landings that did (and didn't) go to plan
With two missions to land on Mars in 2021, Laura Foster looks back at the previous 17 attempts.
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Posted at 7:16 19 Feb
There's a new robot on Mars
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Video caption: The Perseverance rover sends back its first photos - with 'gorgeous' colour ones to follow
NASA lands its first rover on Mars in nearly a decade. So far the photos are black and white, but we're promised that 'gorgeous' colour ones will follow.
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Posted at 1:22 19 Feb
Nasa Mars rover: Key questions about Perseverance
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
We answer some common questions about the American Perseverance rover mission to Mars.
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Posted at 0:44 19 Feb
Nasa rover in 'great shape' after Mars landing
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
Perseverance will now spend at least two years looking for evidence of past life on the Red Planet.
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Posted at 21:22 18 Feb
'Touchdown confirmed': Nasa rover lands on Mars
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Video caption: Nasa Mars landing: Celebrations as Perseverance rover touchdown is confirmed
There are celebrations as Perseverance completes its seven-month journey to the Red Planet.
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Posted at 18:56 18 Feb
Nasa's Perseverance Mars rover all set for big test
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The one-tonne robot must survive a high-speed descent to the surface before it can search for life.
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Posted at 16:52 18 Feb
As it happened: Nasa rover performs 'flawless' landing on Mars
The one-tonne, six-wheeled rover will search for signs of past Martian life.
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Posted at 10:29 17 Feb
Bringing Mars back to Earth
An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find out more with our illustrated guide
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Posted at 21:12 16 Feb
Nasa rover heading for a bulls-eye landing
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
The American space agency says its Perseverance robot is lined up perfectly for its mission at Mars.
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Posted at 14:10 14 Feb
Confidence high as Nasa rover heads for landing
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Video caption: Nasa Mars rover: Confidence high as mission heads for tricky landing
The Perseverance rover could not be more aptly named, says Nasa science chief Thomas Zurbuchen.
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Posted at 1:46 13 Feb
The camera capturing Mars' craters and canyons
By Samantha Jagger
BBC News Online
The instrument takes images of dust storms, frost deposits and minerals on the Red Planet's surface.
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