Date: 25/08/2021 20:42:34
From: Bubblecar
ID: 1782584
Subject: Mars News

Perserverance done goof, while Curiosoty is now high above the plains. Meanwhile, China’s rover mission has been extended.

Scientists at NASA were pretty excited in early August when the Perseverance rover indicated that it had drilled its first sample of Martian rock.

But as it turned out, the sample tube was empty, and the Perseverance team began a remote investigation to solve the mystery of the disappearing rock.

NASA Details Next Steps After Mars Rover’s Attempt to Collect Rock Goes Awry

NASA’s Curiosity rover explores Mount Sharp, a 5-mile-tall (8-kilometer-tall) mountain within the basin of Gale Crater on Mars. (YouTube)

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Finds A Changing Landscape

China’s Zhurong rover has completed its primary three-month-long expedition on Mars but is set to continue exploring the Red Planet.

China’s Mars rover Zhurong completes primary mission, gets life extension

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Date: 25/08/2021 20:49:05
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1782585
Subject: re: Mars News

Have they crashed the drone yet?

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Date: 25/08/2021 20:57:09
From: Bubblecar
ID: 1782586
Subject: re: Mars News

Peak Warming Man said:


Have they crashed the drone yet?

The chopper is still functional.

This article is from the 11th of this month

Its 11th flight was on the 4th, during which it took this snap of the rover.

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