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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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On the plains of Jezero, the secrets of Mars' past await us! Follow for the latest news, updates, pretty pics, and community discussion on NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's most ambitious mission to Mars!

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[–] rodolfo 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

what is it that pale blue dot?

[–] paulhammond5155 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Looks like a piece of the carbon fibre rotor to me

[–] rodolfo 8 points 11 months ago

i, well , i was trying to exert some emotional experience.

these are machines, nonetheless they are an expression of human existence; they are human, in such a remarkable scenario. they cannot come back; home is lost forever to them, for the very same transience experienced by humans. this page explains it all, btw.

[–] georgette 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] rodolfo 1 points 11 months ago