The Mars rover “Perseverance” is, according to the US space agency Nasa ready for its start in Florida. “I just want to say that the readiness check is complete and we actually have the go-ahead for the launch,” said NASA director Jim Bridenstine at a press conference on Monday.
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The 1000-kilogram, three-meter-long robot is scheduled to launch in a rocket from Cape Canaveral on Thursday morning (local time) and land in February in a dry lake called “Jezero Crater” on the Red Planet.
“Perseverance” is the most technically sophisticated Mars rover ever developed. It was expensive at $ 2.5 billion and grew around Designed and built for eight years. He has seven scientific instruments, two microphones, 23 cameras, a laser and even a small helicopter on board.
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Traces of microbial life, the climate and the geology of Mars are to be investigated. This should also pave the way for the first manned journey to the neighboring planet on earth. NASA had previously brought four more robots to Mars.
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