New Mars Rover Prepared for Launch at Cape Canaveral

NASA’s new Mars rover made its last journey on Earth on Tuesday, July 28, moving to a pad ahead of its scheduled launch on Thursday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral.The rover, Perseverance, will be carried to Mars aboard the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 541 rocket – a journey NASA says will take seven months.Perseverance is expected to land in the Jezero Crater on Mars on February 18, 2021, according to the mission website, and will explore the planet’s geology, coll