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Nasa systems engineer Ian Clark, who designed the message, explains what the code means.
Nasa systems engineer Ian Clark, who designed the message, explains what the code means.
Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that will ride to Mars attached to the belly of Nasa's Perseverance.
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
Chief engineer for the Perseverance mission, Adam Steltzner, explains what the image shows.
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
Nasa's Adam Stelzner explains why Perseverance's arrival on the Red Planet is so significant.
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
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?
With two missions to land on Mars in 2021, Laura Foster looks back at the previous 17 attempts.
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.
By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
There are celebrations as Perseverance completes its seven-month journey to the Red Planet.
The Perseverance rover could not be more aptly named, says Nasa science chief Thomas Zurbuchen.
By Samantha Jagger
BBC News Online