Pittsburgh Celebrates Moment In History As Perseverance Rover Lands On Mars

PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) – It’s Mars day and a new rover has landed on the planet.
This mission is just the first step in collecting new data to be brought back to Earth.“It’s Mars day. This is the day that the NASA Perseverance rover is landing on Mars,” said Mike Hennessy with Carnegie Science Center.
At the Science Center, kids from across western Pennsylvania virtually watched a successful landing just before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
“Today’s landing on Mars