NASA's Perseverance rode a mighty Atlas V rocket into the morning sky in the world's third and final Mars launch of the summer. "There's a reason we call the robot Perseverance — because going to Mars is hard," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said just before liftoff. This artist's concept depicts Perseverance rover exploring Mars. This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Ingenuity Mars helicopter on the red planet's surface near the Perseverance rover, left. "But just maybe I'll live to see the fingerprints of life come back from Mars in one of those rock samples."

Source: CBC News July 30, 2020 11:14 UTC